Anthropic Launches Internal Think Tank Amid Pentagon Conflict and C-Suite Changes
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Hayden Field
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Anthropic is launching a new internal think tank called the Anthropic Institute, which will combine three of its research teams to study AI's large-scale implications including economic impacts, safety concerns, value alignment, and control issues. This announcement comes amid a weekslong conflict with the Pentagon that resulted in a blacklist and lawsuit, and is accompanied by C-suite changes at the company. The think tank will be led by Jack Clark.
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· 5 pulledThe company announced Wednesday that it's launching a new internal think tank, called the Anthropic Institute, that combines three of Anthropic's current research teams.
It will focus on researching AI's large-scale implications, such as 'what happens to jobs and economies, whether AI makes us safer or introduces new dangers, how its values might shape ours, and whether we can retain control,' per the company.
Amid a weekslong conflict with the Pentagon, resulting in a blacklist and a lawsuit, Anthropic is shaking up its C-suite and research initiatives.
The news comes with C-suite changes, too
Anthropic is shaking up its C-suite just after filing a lawsuit against the government.
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