The Adolescence of Technology

Dario Amodei has dropped another epic essay. After laying out the best possible future with artificial intelligence in «Machines of Loving Grace» (WF #501), this one explores the dark side: the risks of powerful AI, and what’s needed to mitigate them. On the one hand, you should definitely read this as the CEO of a major AI company signaling to regulators «See, we’ve got this!» and nudging them towards thwarting competition from China. On the other hand, Amodei has a front-row seat to all of this and clearly gives a lot of thought to where we’re headed. Either way, it’s a compelling read you won’t regret taking the time for.