The Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism β and worry β as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.
In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.
Dario Amodei, Anthropicβs chief executive, in February. βOver the last few months, I have become convinced that fully addressing the risks requires even more prudence,β he wrote in an essay.
A demonstration of Anthropicβs Claude Cowork A.I. agent in May. The companyβs employees have been talking about the risks of artificial intelligence after a colleague, citing dangers, resigned this week.
Their warnings echo concerns that other artificial intelligence experts have voiced in recent months, as calls increase for a slowdown in the pace of development.