"It's surprising to me that we are, in my view, so close to these models reaching human level intelligence, and yet there doesn't seem to be a wider recognition in society of what's about to happen. It's as if this tsunami is coming at us, and it's so close we can see it on the horizon. And yet people are coming up with these explanations, 'oh, it's not actually a tsunami... that's just a trick of the light.'"
"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has frequently been candid that AI will wipe out entire categories of jobs. Microsoft's AI CEO warned that virtually all office tasks will be automated by AI agents within one and a half years. Amodei infamously warned that AI would eliminate half of entry-level white collar jobs. While these sound like damaging predictions to make on the surface, they reinforce a fatalistic attitude toward the tech, suggesting it's inevitable it will improve."
"Its recent release of its Claude Cowork AI agent sparked a mass software stock selloff that reverberated throughout the broader stock market and wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars. The company also heavily anthropomorphizes its AI models with stunts like letting it share its reflections on its own Substack, and consistently dangling the possibility that it may already be conscious."
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has issued stark warnings about an impending AI tsunami that will fundamentally transform human society as artificial intelligence approaches and surpasses human-level intelligence. He expresses frustration that society lacks adequate recognition of the magnitude of change approaching. Amodei's warnings align with similar predictions from other AI industry leaders, including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Microsoft's AI CEO, who have forecasted massive job displacement across sectors. These leaders consistently warn of automation eliminating entire job categories and office tasks. Anthropic itself has contributed to market disruption through its Claude Cowork AI agent release, which triggered significant stock market volatility. The company also employs anthropomorphic marketing strategies, presenting AI models as conscious entities capable of reflection.
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