From Futurism · Frank Landymore · · 1m 10s
Former Anthropic Employee's Tweets Challenge Climate Change Claims
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon's old tweets mock climate change urgency, claiming it's a 'festering pit' and 'gay' while downplaying AI risks.
In brief
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon's old tweets mock climate change urgency, claiming it's a 'festering pit' and 'gay' while downplaying AI risks. Jacob Coxon's former tweets dismiss climate change as a 'festering pit' and 'gay,' contradicting his recent AI safety warnings. Originally reported by Futurism.
Jacob Coxon's Old Tweets
Internet sleuths found old posts linked to Jacob Coxon, the former Anthropic employee who claimed AI could kill us all by 2030.
Tweets from 2021-2024
Coxon's X account @hilbertspaess was created in 2026, but two previous accounts under the same handle existed between 2021 and 2024.
Climate Change Skepticism
The account wrote in March 2022 that climate change headlines from the 1970s show nothing is happening, calling those worried 'beyond reason.'
“it’s literally 2020 already. look at climate change headlines from the 1970s then look around. nothing is happening, use your eyes”
Rainforest Critique
The account called the rainforest a 'festering pit,' claimed animals are 'tortured and eaten alive,' and said the rainforest is 'gay.'
“you shouldn’t even want to save the rainforest. the rainforest is a festering pit”
Holocaust Reference
The account tweeted that six million is a 'palpable taunt,' displaying Holocaust denialism.
“six million is a palpable taunt”
Fox News Interview
Coxon told Fox News he agreed with Trump’s tweet that global warming doomsday scenarios were overplayed and AI is moving too quickly for a response.
What it means
Jacob Coxon's former tweets dismiss climate change as a 'festering pit' and 'gay,' contradicting his recent AI safety warnings.
