‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown
The easiest way not to build super-intelligence is for Anthropic to agree not to build it, said David Sacks, co-chair of Trump’s council of advisers on science and technology. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe easiest way not to build super-intelligence is for Anthropic to agree not to build it, said David Sacks, co-chair of Trump’s council of advisers on science and technology. It was all enough to make lawmakers in London and Washington demand brakes and bans on the most potentially dangerous types of AI development.And then this weekend, another sharp turn in the form of a three-point plan from the Anthropic boss, Dario Amodei, to “pace the frontier”.
- ▪The easiest way not to build super-intelligence is for Anthropic to agree not to build it, said David Sacks, co-chair of Trump’s council of advisers on science and technology.
- ▪Photograph: Dado Ruvić/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe easiest way not to build super-intelligence is for Anthropic to agree not to build it, said David Sacks, co-chair of Trump’s council of advisers on science and technology.
- ▪It was all enough to make lawmakers in London and Washington demand brakes and bans on the most potentially dangerous types of AI development.And then this weekend, another sharp turn in the form of a three-point plan from the Anthropic bos
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The easiest way not to build super-intelligence is for Anthropic to agree not to build it, said David Sacks, co-chair of Trump’s council of advisers on science and technology. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe easiest way not to build super-intelligence is for Anthropic to agree not to build it, said David Sacks, co-chair of Trump’s council of advisers on science and technology. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/ReutersAI (artificial intelligence)Analysis‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdownRobert Booth UK technology editorFrom the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back slowdown on ‘reckless’ AI development…
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