Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark calls for AI regulatory 'brake pedal' as systems approach self-development
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Faisal Islam, Kali Hays
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Summary
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark warns that AI development is accelerating rapidly, with Claude already writing 80% of its own code. He predicts AI could reach 100% self-development within two years, which would have "huge implications." Clark draws a parallel between AI and the historical oil boom, arguing that society needs a sensible policy and regulatory framework—a "brake pedal"—to manage AI risks and build public confidence, similar to how oil was regulated at the turn of the last century.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAlready, Anthropic's popular chatbot Claude is operating on code of which 80% the system wrote itself.
Getting to 100% is possible within two years, Clark said, and 'would have huge implications'.
Society's response was to come up with a sensible policy and regulatory framework that gave people confidence in oil and the benefits that oil could provide to the world.
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