United Kingdom, Feb. 13 -- An AI safety researcher has quit the US firm Anthropic because "the world is in peril".

In a resignation letter posted on X, Mrinank Sharma informed the company that he was leaving because of his concerns about AI, bioweapons and the state of the world.

Sharma explained that he will now pursue writing and studying poetry and return to the UK to "become invisible".

The researcher led a team at Anthropic that researched AI safeguards and explained how contributions included investigating why generative AI systems suck up to users, combating AI-assisted bioterrorism risks and researching "how AI assistants could make us less human".

Despite enjoying his time at the company, Sharma explained that it was evident ...