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AI needs a 'brake pedal', cautions Anthropic co-founder
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Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark has called for the ability to slow progression of artificial intelligence (AI), warning the technology is nearing a point where it could develop without human input.
Key facts
- It is poised to be one of the first public listings by a newer AI firm and one of the most valuable stock listings in history, as Anthropic's valuation is estimated by private investors to be nearly
- Yet, Anthropic this week welcomed an executive order on AI from US President Donald Trump that was relatively hands-off in its directives toward the companies
- Already, Anthropic's popular chatbot Claude is operating on code of which 80% the system wrote itself
- Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark has called for the ability to slow progression of artificial intelligence (AI), warning the technology is nearing a point where it could develop without human input
Summary
"You want the option to be able to take your foot off the gas and put your foot on the brake", Clark told BBC Newsnight. He stressed people, through government policy, need to keep control of AI systems, which will only get more powerful and have broader impacts on society. "The world needs to do some thinking and we need to eventually develop some new regulations that allow us to be confident in these systems," he said. Already, Anthropic's popular chatbot Claude is operating on code of which 80% the system wrote itself.