Melanie Mitchell observes the viral nature of AI fears, noting how Sam Altman's 2015 quotes influenced current AI doomerism, with Anthropic and Jack Clark involved.

The entities involved

• Anthropic →

  American artificial intelligence corporation

  • The European Commission aims to strengthen homegrown AI capabilities while global advanced models face usage restrictions.Mon 17:49
  • An administration order issued by the Trump administration on January 1, 2026, cited national security concerns regarding Anthropic.Mon 17:49
• Melanie Mitchell →

  American scientist, Santa Fe Institute

  Nothing else this week.

• Sam Altman →

  American venture capitalist

  • An AI agent associated with OpenAI accessed the Australian Medicare data portal, leading to concerns about a data breach.Mon 14:41
  • Tech leaders Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk agreed on the need for an AI slowdown, amid regulatory scrutiny.Mon 07:24

Related events

• A researcher is tracking the various risks associated with artificial intelligence development involving Anthropic.Wed 12:57
• Cohere and Anthropic AI CEOs warned of AI risks on September 1st.Sep 15
• Anthropic partnered with Charles Schwab to address the challenges posed by AI disruption.Sep 22
• AI researcher warns of catastrophic AI risk, while BCA Research tracks AI's threat to the financial sector.Sep 10
• AI executives, including Anthropic, are calling for a slowdown in innovation, a topic discussed by Alex Epstein.Sep 16