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Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents

Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A lound led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.

  • Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over AI existential risks
  • Former METR COO Rajiv Dattani co-founded AI Underwriting Company (AIUC)
  • AIUC offers certification service for AI agents with $40M Series A funding

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AI Threat Awareness Program

AI Threat Overview Six threats make up the current taxonomy. Four are vectors, how exposure is created. Two are impacts, what it costs when a vector succeeds.

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Why my interview with AI actor Tilly Norwood creeped me out

Within a minute, the world's first "AI actor" was able to tell exactly how old I am and where I'm from, and then it got really weird.

  • Interview with AI actor Tilly Norwood left interviewee unsettled
  • AI accurately guessed interviewee's age and nationality within a minute
  • Creator acknowledges ethical concerns about AI in film industry

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Doomers vs boosters: Who's who in the global fight over the risks of AI

Anthropic's Dario Amodei warns AI could wipe out humanity, while Nvidia's Jensen Huang calls it nonsense. Meet the key players shaping the world's fiercest tech debate.

  • Doomers predict catastrophic societal consequences from AI
  • Prominent doomer examples: Dario Amodei, Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio
  • Boosters believe in AI advancement's inevitability and benefits
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