An Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning comes at a very interesting time

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An Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning comes at a very interesting time

An Anthropic researcher resigned this week, warning in a post on X that the company is “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives”. The companys own alignment lead even co-signed the message rather than walking it back. Its the kind of doomer warning the AI industry has flirted with before, but the timing, with Anthropic reportedly preparing for an IPO, makes it land differently.

On this episode of TechCrunchs Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean OKane dig into the latest AI safety warning and what it says about the industrys race toward increasingly capable models. Plus, Apples first big event under new CEO John Ternus and more of the weeks headlines.

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