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I wasn't aware this was known information, but had I not, I would have assumed this was some 4D PR manoeuvre.
by hresvelgr 1mo ago
I wasn't aware this was known information, but had I not, I would have assumed this was some 4D PR manoeuvre.
- conception 1mo agoIt’s becoming trendy to hate on Anthropic these days but their AI security record speaks for itself for years. Every AI safety benchmark/paper I’ve seen since sonnet became viable placed them far ahead of all other providers - marketing ploy or not (ala Apple “privacy” focus) the company has always had as part of their DNA thus far.
- 15155 1mo agoThis paternalistic "safety" "DNA" is ultimately just marketing and a market capture strategy. 1) Propagandize the "dangers" of AI, stage a few incidents, talk up the risks ("it bypassed our most stringent checks! it's so smart!") 2) Build some thin veneer of "safety" and industry "self-policing." 3) Lobby for AI safety "regulation" - which you've conveniently already got an answer to! Be sure to make the regulations expensive, onerous, and impossible for foreign organizations to comply with. 4) Profit.
- dgellow 1mo agoI don’t think so, I think Amodei and the early employees do believe what they say. It’s still worth criticizing but I don’t think it’s as simple as „just marketing“. But with the company growing and their insane valuation it’s clear it’s morphing into something else
- 15155 1mo agoTalk is cheap. Sam Bankman-Fried was a loudly vocal proponent of Effective Altruism.
- dgellow 1mo agoIf you look at Amodei writing and publishing before Anthropic he was already a true believer, he seems to be ideologically driven. That doesn’t mean it’s good though, I’m very suspicious of Anthropic leadership, and they have pretty much everything they need to develop a cult following, making them dangerous