AXIOS October 17, 2024
Writing a manifesto predicting a glorious AI-driven future has become a mandatory ritual for AI leaders.
Why it matters: The compulsion to share utopian AI roadmaps might mean that these CEOs and investors see breakthroughs right around the corner in their labs — and they want to make sure the world knows just how close we are to nirvana.
Yes, but: It could instead mean that they know the industry has been slow to deliver on its promises, and an impatient public still isn’t fully sold on the value of AI, so they’d better do a happy tap-dance.
Driving the news: Last weekend Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, published an essay titled “Machines of Loving Grace.”
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