Anthropic Insider Makes Doomsday Warning & Trump Promises $5,000 if Republicans Win
September 11, 2026
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5 min readAI Doomer Blows Up Twitter, Trump Floats $5,000 Checks, and a Juror Stands Alone
The most viral tweet of 2026 came from a complete unknown. Jacob Coxon, an account with zero followers, posted that he had resigned from Anthropic after three years of pre-training research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. His claim: neither company is acting responsibly, both are racing toward self-improving superintelligence, and the people building AI "earnestly believe that it could kill us by the end of the decade." The tweet racked up 165 million views and 776,000 likes within 48 hours. But almost as fast as the panic spread, a counter-narrative emerged questioning whether Coxon was a genuine whistleblower or the front man for a coordinated political operation.
The Jacob Coxon Controversy
Coxon's post was dramatic and quotable. He wrote that superhuman systems will soon "hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources." He called the AI race a "huge gamble that should not be launched from a private company Slack." The immediate reaction was shock—Bill Ackman retweeted it, and the story dominated tech Twitter.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:55) **Anthropic Insider's AI Doomsday Warning & Skepticism** - The panel introduces the viral tweet from Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic employee, who warned that AI companies are racing toward self-improving superintelligence and gambling with human lives.
- 2 (19:48) **Debating the Reality of AI Risk** - The panel discusses whether the AI doomsday warning is genuine or a political stunt, and compares the technology to past innovations.
- 3 (37:45) **Trump’s $9,000 Child Care Proposal & $5,000 Promise** - The panel analyzes Trump’s speech at a Republican convention, focusing on a proposal to give $9,000 per child per year to married, working parents.
- 4 (45:11) **Lindsey Clancy Jury Revolt & Oprah’s Controversial Take** - The panel reacts to the jury deliberations in the Lindsey Clancy case, where a black male juror held out against a guilty verdict, and Oprah Winfrey’s coverage of postpartum psychosis.
- 5 (62:05) **Aaron Rodgers Exposes Ex-Fiancée’s Pre-Wedding Demand** - The panel discusses Aaron Rodgers’ revelation on a podcast that his ex-fiancée, actress Shailene Woodley, asked to have sex with another man before their wedding.
- 6 (72:12) **NYC Mayor Hands 9/11 Pen to Al-Qaeda Lawyer** - The panel reacts to New York City Mayor Eric Adams handing the ceremonial 9/11 pen to Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer who represented an admitted Al-Qaeda operative.
- 7 (83:46) **Reflecting on 9/11 and the Danger of Forgetting** - The panel shares personal 9/11 stories and discusses President George W. Bush’s recent warning about isolationism.
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Show Notes
Patrick Bet-David and the Home Team react to newly released NYC records raising questions about toxic air after 9/11, controversy at Utah Valley University one year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and an Anthropic researcher quitting over fears AI could spiral out of control.Plus, Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend, Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out, warnings of $120 oil, Jimmy Kimmel’s FCC fight, new claims surrounding Netanyahu and October 7, and much more.
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