Anthropic · OpenAI · Sam Altman · Wired · Wired
Anthropic Thinks Its Own Success Is Key to Making AI Safe
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Anthropic has spent the last five years warning the world about how advanced artificial intelligence could enable mass destruction, destabilize society, and cause a litany of other grave harms.
Key facts
- Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a group of former OpenAI employees who defected after losing faith in the ability of the company’s leadership—particularly CEO Sam Altman—to safely bring
- Helen Toner, executive director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology and a former OpenAI board member, uses an analogy to describe Anthropic’s worldview
- The company is now among the top developers and distributors of cutting-edge AI models and courts customers like the US military
- In many regards, Anthropic is like any other Silicon Valley company
Summary
At first glance, Anthropic's stark messaging and its actions seem fundamentally at odds. But inside the company, many people don’t see a contradiction. The second is that Anthropic believes the world will be better off if it remains at the frontier of the AI race, according to several former employees who spoke to WIRED on the condition of anonymity. Helen Toner, executive director of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology and a former OpenAI board member, uses an analogy to describe Anthropic’s worldview.