VideoAI doom, or a billion-dollar PR trick?
TL;DR “Our AI is too dangerous” doubles as great marketing, and as an argument for rules that squeeze smaller labs.
An AI researcher quit Anthropic warning that we're racing toward a superintelligence that could wipe us out. Anthropic's own alignment lead put the risk above 10%. Scary headlines everywhere.
My take: “our tech is too dangerous” is the ultimate flex. It tells investors your product is magic, and nudges governments toward rules that only the biggest labs can afford, which squeezes smaller and open-source players.
Are we in danger, or is it dystopian marketing? Probably a bit of both. Worth asking every time where the number comes from.
