Will humans lose control? One of the world’s most important AI companies has announced that its new tool is just too dangerous for public release. Some fear what this might mean for our species.
New AI tool that’s scaring its creators
Bigwig: CEO Dario Amodei used to work for OpenAI, before quitting to found Anthropic. Glossary
Geometric rate - A measure of change that leads to exponential growth or decline.
Self-aware - Aware of its own existence and role.
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
Anthropic - An American AI company and the developer of the Claude chatbot. It claims to focus on AI safety.
Cybersecurity - Protecting computer software, systems and networks from threats that can result in blocked access or private information being shared.
Scepticism - Having doubts about whether something is true.