America needs responsible leadership on AI development. It has Trump instead
Another cry for help came from the billionaires building the artificial intelligence machinery that threatens to upend — if not end — the world: Save us from ourselves before it is too late! Dario Amodei, the head of Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, posted a 3,800-word essay over the weekend that called for a global slowdown in the development of AI because the risk to humanity…
America faces a dire warning regarding the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology, with leading tech magnates pleading for responsible governance before it's too late. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, expressed this urgency in a lengthy online essay, arguing that humanity must slow down AI development due to the risks outpacing its benefits.
Amodei's call for a global slowdown was echoed by other industry heavyweights, including SpaceX founder Elon Musk, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis.
The warning grew more urgent after an Anthropic researcher resigned over safety concerns, substantiating Amodei's fears by claiming there's over a 10% chance that AI could lead to the extinction of all humans. Jacob Coxon, in a social media post, emphasized the tremendous power of these systems, stating that they will soon possess superhuman capabilities, capable of infiltrating any field and amassing significant resources.
Despite the industry's earnest belief in the transformative potential of AI, Coxon stressed the need to comprehend the gravity of the situation at hand.
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