Anthropic’s Chief on A.I.: ‘We Don’t Know if the Models Are Conscious’

A.I. is evolving fast, and humanity is falling behind. Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, has warned about the potential benefits — and real dangers — linked to the speed of that progress. As one of the lords of this technology, is he on the side of the human race?

• 01:37 - The promise and optimism of A.I.
• 12:59 - White collar 'bloodbats
• 25:09 - Robotics and physical labor
• 30:16 - The first “dangerous” scenario
• 42:22 - What if it goes rogue?
• 48:01 - Claude’s constitution

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)

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