Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’
TL;DR
The Guardian's Wednesday briefing asks why tech companies might be happy for the public to believe AI could kill us all, and what governments should do about it. It notes that warnings from inside the AI industry have multiplied in recent days, including an essay by Anthropic founder Dario Amodei arguing that companies need to slow the pace at which they develop their most advanced models. The newsletter also covers unrelated news, including the inquiry into the Lucy Letby case.
Nauti's Take
The briefing's skepticism is healthy and creates an opportunity for a more sober debate on AI risk. The limit comes when distrust of big companies turns into blanket reassurance, since some safety questions remain open whoever raises them.
Decision makers should take warnings like Dario Amodei's seriously while checking which rules would benefit the vendors themselves.
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