Anthropic Co-Founder and Economist Discuss AI Safety, Regulation, and Frontier Research
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This podcast episode from Odd Lots features Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark and head economist Peter McCrory discussing AI safety, the societal and labor market impacts of AI, and existential risk. They explore Anthropic's approach to building frontier AI models (Mythos, Fable, Claude) while grappling with safety concerns, including whether governments should limit AI development. The episode also touches on the Trump administration's recent move to block foreign access to Anthropic's leading models.
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Anthropic, which builds frontier models like Mythos, Fable, and Claude, is actively grappling with these issues, including whether governments should limit AI development.
Just last week, the Trump administration forced Anthropic to block foreign access to its two leading models.
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