Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.
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Notable Quotes
"they are 'gambling with our lives', he said, 'these will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything'."
— Jacob Coxon , Academic
"'We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade.'"
— Evan Hubinger , Academic
"'It is irresponsible for us as stewards of our shareholders' money to be relying on a business that does what this company does, in terms of its public statements.'"
— George Arison , Executive
"'the notion that AI is going to be the end of humanity is complete nonsense.'"
— Jensen Huang , Executive
Key People
Dario Amodei is a co-founder of Anthropic.
A top safety researcher at Anthropic concerned about AI risks.
Arison is the CEO of Grindr, who criticized public warnings about AI as dangerous.
An AI researcher who previously worked at Anthropic and OpenAI.
Jensen Huang is the CEO of Nvidia, a leading company in AI and semiconductor technology.
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A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.
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