The boss of AI giant Anthropic is honest about the chaos ahead

The boss of AI giant Anthropic is honest about the chaos ahead

By Paul Smith
Publication Date: 2026-01-27 21:08:00

According to the co-founder of the company building the business world’s most popular platform, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence will bring devastating changes to employment, put terrible weapons in the hands of would-be terrorists, and provide despotic regimes with unprecedented opportunities to control their people.

By now, most of us have read a number of articles in which artificial intelligence experts express troubling visions of the future, but a new essay from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will go a long way for sheer honesty and as a much-needed conversation starter for complacent politicians.

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