NYTIMES (Michelle Goldberg) - Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse
Silicon Valley’s strange new theology.
Silicon Valley’s strange new theology.
Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.
Anthropic disrupts malicious plots using its Claude program, like attempts to test weapons systems, develop new drone tactics, and conduct dangerous biological research, as debate over AI safety intensifies.
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The New York Times reports Anthropic stopped possible efforts to build biological weapons. On Morning Joe, former acting FBI director Brian Driscoll calls efforts to weaponize AI “terrifying,” warning the technology is being used to “motivate and ideate on different creative ways to wreak havoc.”
A post about AI made to X this week sparked a political and media firestorm.
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‘gets things done across every part of life’
The company’s report on misuses of its models comes as its employees speak out about AI’s safety and existential risks.
Ex-Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan and a former NSA engineer Alex Wright have teamed up on a subscription app that blocks AI from tracking you on your phone. “You go to a website; there’s some type of tracker cookie in there. You go to the next website, and they start to build a profile on you,” Wright says. Adds Ryan: “What the app does is it just blocks that from happening.” #AI #Tech Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Ex-Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan and a former NSA engineer Alex Wright explain how Glacier works.