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The author highlights the intense preparations and concerns surrounding the launch of a new A.I. chatbot, emphasizing the potential risks and challenges faced by the company.
Abstract
Inside Anthropic's headquarters in San Francisco, engineers are finalizing Claude, a new A.I. chatbot, while discussing potential launch day issues like server overload or unintended behavior. CEO Dario Amodei is also shown contemplating possible disasters, showcasing the high stakes and pressure involved in A.I. development.
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It’s a few weeks before the release of Claude, a new A.I. chatbot from the artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic.
Nearbу, another group is discussing problems that could arise on launch day.
What if a surge of new users overpowers the company’s servers?
What if Claude accidentally threatens or harasses people?
Down the hall, in a glass-walled conference room, Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, is going over his own mental list of potential disasters.