AI safety researcher quits Anthropic, warning 'world is in peril'

A pair of researchers resigned from Anthropic and OpenAI this week, with one warning that the “world is in peril” from a multitude of crises. Mrinank Sharma announced his resignation from Anthropic in an open letter to his colleagues Monday. Sharma, who has served on the company’s technical staff since 2023, first noted that he…