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Engineer Quits Anthropic, Warns AI Risks Hidden

Un ingeniero deja Anthropic y alerta sobre los riesgos de la IA

Sep 10, 20261 min readGraded Spanish · word-by-word audio

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Jacob Coxon, un ingeniero británico de 27 años, ha dimitido de su puesto en Anthropic. Antes trabajó en OpenAI. Él dice que la inteligencia artificial (IA) es un peligro para la humanidad.

Coxon afirma que los ejecutivos esconden los riesgos de la IA. "Están apostando nuestras vidas", dijo en su cuenta de X. También dijo que pronto habrá sistemas sobrehumanos capaces de hackear cualquier cosa.

Otras personas importantes también critican a la IA. Bill Gates dice que si alguien tuviera un plan creíble para frenarla, lo apoyaría. Muchos expertos piensan que las empresas exageran los peligros para vender protecciones.

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Watch out, English speaker

English speakers often use the simple past ("I did") for recent events, but Spanish uses the present perfect ("he hecho") when the time frame is still open or relevant to now. For example, "Jacob ha dimitido" means he has just resigned and it affects the present; saying "Jacob dimitió" would imply a finished past event, often with a specific time. Remember: if you can add "today," "this week," or "recently," use the present perfect. English speakers may default to the present perfect for any past action, but Spanish requires the preterite for completed actions at a specific past time. "Antes trabajó en OpenAI" means he worked there at a definite period and then stopped; using "ha trabajado" would suggest he might still work there or the time is unspecified. Use the preterite with words like "antes," "ayer," or "en 2020."

Key vocabulary

dimitirv.
to resign, to quit a job
“Jacob ha dimitido de su puesto en Anthropic.”— Jacob has resigned from his position at Anthropic.
Pattern dimitir de un puesto — to resign from a position
Compare renunciar
Conjugation: dimitir → dimití, dimitió, ha dimitido
💡 From Latin dimittere, meaning 'to send away'.
peligrom.
danger, risk
“La IA es un peligro para la humanidad.”— AI is a danger to humanity.
Pattern correr peligro — to run a risk
Compare riesgo
Plural: peligros
💡 Cognate with English 'peril'.
humanidadf.
humanity, humankind
“La tecnología debe servir a la humanidad.”— Technology must serve humanity.
Pattern la humanidad entera — all humanity
Compare género humano
No plural
💡 Formed from humano (human) and the suffix -dad (quality).
responsableadj.
responsible, accountable
“Las empresas deben ser responsables con la IA.”— Companies must be responsible with AI.
Pattern ser responsable de — to be responsible for
Compare cuidadoso
Plural: responsables
💡 From Latin respondere (to answer); able to answer → responsible.
esconderv.
to hide, to conceal
“Los ejecutivos esconden los riesgos.”— Executives hide the risks.
Pattern esconder un secreto — to hide a secret
Compare ocultar
Conjugation: escondo, escondes, esconde
💡 Prefix es- (out) + conder (to hide); originally 'to hide away'.
apostarv.
to bet, to wager
“Están apostando nuestras vidas.”— They are betting our lives.
Pattern apostar algo por — to bet something on
Compare jugar
Conjugation: apuesto, apuestas (o→ue)
💡 The root is related to 'puesto' (position); originally 'to place'.
sobrehumanoadj.
superhuman, beyond human
“Pronto habrá sistemas sobrehumanos.”— Soon there will be superhuman systems.
Pattern poderes sobrehumanos — superhuman powers
Compare extraordinario
Feminine: sobrehumana
💡 Prefix sobre- (above) + humano (human).
hackearv.
to hack, to break into
“La IA podría hackear cualquier cosa.”— AI could hack anything.
Pattern hackear un sistema — to hack a system
Compare piratear
Conjugation: hackeo, hackeas
💡 From English 'hack'; borrowed directly into Spanish.

Grammar spotlight

Present perfect (Pretérito Perfecto): haber + past participle

Used to talk about recent actions or past experiences that are still relevant to the present. Formed with the present tense of haber plus a past participle. Avoid confusing it with the simple past; the present perfect emphasizes a connection to now.

“Jacob ha dimitido de su puesto en Anthropic.”— Jacob has resigned from his position at Anthropic.

⚠️ Don't confuse it with the simple past; the present perfect emphasizes a connection to the present.

Simple past (Pretérito Indefinido)

Used for actions completed at a specific point in the past. It is common in narrating past events. Pay attention to verb conjugations, such as trabajó ('he worked'), not trabaja.

“Antes trabajó en OpenAI.”— He previously worked at OpenAI.

⚠️ Watch out for verb conjugations, e.g., trabajó ('he worked'), not trabaja.

Sentence patterns to steal

Las empresas de IA no actúan de manera responsable.
AI companies do not act in a responsible manner.
no + verb + de manera + adjectivede manera responsable can be replaced with other adjectives, such as de manera segura ('safely').
Coxon afirma que los ejecutivos esconden los riesgos de la IA.
Coxon claims that executives hide the risks of AI.
someone afirma que + sentenceafirma can be replaced with verbs like dice ('says'), cree ('believes'), etc.
Bill Gates dice que si alguien tuviera un plan creíble para frenarla, lo apoyaría.
Bill Gates says that if someone had a credible plan to stop it, he would support it.
si + imperfect subjunctive, conditionaltuviera and apoyaría are a subjunctive–conditional pairing that expresses a hypothetical situation.

Common Expressions in Spanish-Language Tech News

In Spanish-language news, verbs like dimitir ('to resign') and denunciar ('to report/denounce') are often used to cover events. Also, inteligencia artificial is the standard term for 'artificial intelligence,' abbreviated as IA. Knowing these words will help you read tech news.

Source: Based on common usage in Spanish-language news

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