We need to stop AI developing without humans, says Anthropic co-founder

"The AI industry right now has a gas pedal, but it doesn’t have a brake pedal in the car, and we want to do some of the work to build that pedal."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"We think this is a topic that the world should be talking more about."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"The authors warn that while this threshold has not yet been crossed, it could come sooner than most institutions are prepared for."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"If it were possible to effectively slow the development of this technology to give ourselves more time to deal with its immense implications, we think that would likely be a good thing."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"We are not there yet, and recursive self-improvement is not inevitable."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"No, I don't think it is."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"I think it’s really important that people understand that it’s not just the biggest, most powerful language models that pose the security concerns."

— Nicolas Papernot , Academic

"It would be good for the world to have the option to show or temporarily pause AI work that may be dangerous."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"That collision, where recursive intelligence building itself ever faster meets the world of humans, relationships, and governance, is another part of this future we can’t predict."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"Training runs are far easier to conceal than missile silos, their inputs are general-purpose, and the incentive to defect quietly is enormous, because whoever continues while others pause could inherit the lead."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"Right now, it’s like the AI industry has a gas pedal but it doesn't have a brake pedal."

— Jack Clark , Executive

"Better regulation would keep AI systems in their lane."

— David Krueger , Academic