9 days ago · United States
‘China already has spies’ at US AI labs, claims ex-Anthropic researcher
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 7 Oct 2026, 23:39 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘China already has spies’ at US AI labs, claims ex-Anthropic researcher”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon said he was 90 per cent certain that China already had spies inside both US artificial intelligence (AI) companies, without providing evidence. Coxon made the allegation in an interview with entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, arguing that China could steal advances…
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‘China already has spies’ at US AI labs, former Anthropic researcher warns
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‘China already has spies’ at US AI labs, claims ex-Anthropic researcher
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