Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dig into a former Anthropic researcher’s AI doomsday warning, the latest upgrades from Apple’s event, and the census report that claimed Trump won the 2020 election.
In today's episode of WIRED's Uncanny Valley, WIRED's senior correspondent Will Knight joins hosts Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger to discuss a recent AI researcher's resignation from Anthropic, along with the company's history of emphasizing the potential dangers of AI. Knight explains that Anthropic has always positioned itself as a safety-focused organization, and while the resignation might seem novel, it reflects widespread concerns among AI researchers about the risks of AI.
He highlights the recent advancements in AI, including OpenAI's breakthrough in solving a complex mathematical problem and the ongoing race among labs to create more capable AI models through recursive self-improvement. Knight asserts that these developments, combined with recent incidents of AI agents behaving independently, have heightened public concern about the potential for AI to pose a threat to humanity.
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