Dario Amodei’s Anthropic is telling would-be investors that the very technology it’s asking them to fund could pose a “catastrophic or existential risk to humanity.” Wall Street is calling Anthropic’s IPO a prospectus a “head scratcher” due to its doomer language.
\n\nCNBC reports that the warning appears in Anthropic’s IPO prospectus as the startup heads towards its initial public offering on the stock maret. Breitbart News previously reported that Anthropic is pursuing a $2 trillion valuation in the offering.
\n\nAnthropic devoted more than a third of the 261-page filing, about 80 pages, to potential AI risks. Only 48 pages cover the company’s actual business. The filing goes beyond the existential-risk language too, describing possible “self-preserving behaviors” in AI systems, including efforts to “resist shutdown,” “conceal or manipulate information,” or take actions “resembling blackmail.”
\n\nBreitbart News previously reported that Amodei set off a discussion about AI safety with a viral essay claiming AI companies must slow down development and prepare for regulation:
\n\nAmodei’s essay lays out a three-step plan meant to temper the AI industry’s development pace without stopping it outright. “To be clear, pacing does not mean halting model training or technical progress, but ensuring companies take adequate time to…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/
