Anthropic aims to solve problems and improve productivity using AI technology. While acknowledging the concerns and downsides, there is a belief in the positive benefits it can bring. By leveraging AI's ability to handle complexity and draw connections, there is potential to overcome the obstacles in biology and significantly improve quality of life globally.
Dario Amodei has been anxious about A.I. since before it was cool to be anxious about A.I. After a few years working at OpenAI, he decided to do something about that anxiety. The result was Claude: an A.I.-powered chatbot built by Anthropic, Mr. Amodei’s A.I. start-up.
Today, Mr. Amodei joins Kevin and Casey to talk about A.I. anxiety and why it’s so difficult to build A.I. safely.
Plus, we watched Netflix’s “Deep Fake Love.”
Today’s Guest:
- Dario Amodei is the chief executive of Anthropic, a safety-focused A.I. start-up
Additional Reading:
- Kevin spent several weeks at Anthropic’s San Francisco headquarters. Read about his experience here.
- Claude is Anthropic’s safety-focused chatbot.