Musk: Anthropic CEO dug his own grave by telling everyone that Mythos is super scary
Elon Musk criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for publicly labeling the 'Mythos' AI model as dangerous while simultaneously planning its release. Musk also predicted that AI will soon surpass human capability in most digital jobs, comparing its future proficiency to high-level chess software.
Why it matters
Musk's comments highlight the ongoing debate regarding AI safety, corporate responsibility, and the potential for widespread labor displacement.
Elon Musk has said that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei ‘dug his own grave’ by terrifying people about its Mythos model. In an interview with The Economist, Musk said: “Dario did dig his own grave here regarding Mythos because he said, ‘Mythos is super scary, terrifying, also by the way, we’re going to release it.” “If you terrify everyone and then say, ‘Oh we’re releasing this terrifying thing,’ people will obviously be alarmed about that,” the world’s richest person continued. Musk was responding to the interviewer Zanny Minton Beddoes question on 75% of Americans being worried about AI.“I mean, you’ve literally told them to be scared, and then you release the scary thing, and so they will be scared. That is natural.”Elon Musk on job cuts because of AIDuring the interview, Elon Musk was asked if he agrees with Dario Amodei’s prediction of AI taking over 50% of engineering jobs.
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