The insidery media-studies question of whether Jacob Coxon worked with other AI safety folks to draw attention to his resignation is, bafflingly, eclipsing the actually-existentially-fundamental question of whether powerful AI might be dangerous. I understand why people with no opinions on, or interest in, AI safety would be drawn to focus on the more gossipy aspect of the story. But (a) whistleblowing with media contacts is normal and fine; (b) dude says he didn’t do it; (c) it doesn’t matter at all if he did! If, eg, RSI is imminent and bad, it doesn’t matter if Jacob worked with 0, 10, or 100 third parties to get his message out; he’s still in the right. If AI safety fears are a stupid neurotic moral panic, it also doesn’t matter if Jacob texted 0 or 10,000 people about his plans to resign; he still did something dumb and histrionic.