Anthropic warns of ‘catastrophic threat to humanity’ as it eyes $2 trillion valuation in biggest-ever IPO
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Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic filed its S-1 paperwork on Monday (local time) as it gears up for a Wall Street debut. The firm, which is eyeing one of history’s biggest stock market debuts, has once again warned of the potential dangers its AI systems could pose to humanity. The prospectus, filed on Monday, devoted over 90 pages to risk factors, including potential threats to Anthropic’s ability to safely develop the technology. However, it also suggested that the company is best placed to address these risks, describing its approach as a “different approach from that of a typical company”. What Anthropic's prospectus reveals about AI risksAccording to the filing, the AI firm said that concerns have been raised by policymakers, regulators, and researchers, along with people within the organisation, that…
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