Anthropic researchers resigned this week, warning in a message on X that the company is “running straight to cognitive self-improvement and gambling with our lives”. Positioning of the company itself leads even Co-sign the message Instead of walking back. It is a kind of warning of the doomer AI industry has flirted with before, but the period, with Anthropic reported to prepare for the IPO, makes it different.
In this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane explore the latest AI security warning and what it says about the industry’s race toward increasingly capable models. Plus, Apple’s first big event under new CEO John Ternus and other headlines of the week.
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