Anthropic co-founder says slowing AI is a 'collective action problem'

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark on AI risks and potential solutions Jack Clark, co-founder and head of public benefit at Anthropic PBC, participates in a discussion at the Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington on April 13. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark says artificial intelligence companies need common safety standards and outside scrutiny as they race to build more powerful systems. "We're not saying that the threat to the world is here today," Clark said in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. "We're saying we've seen warning shots, and that gives us a window in which we can act." Concern about AI is also drawing unlikely political allies. Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon are appearing Tuesday at a Washington event urging Congress to move faster on AI safeguards. The warning comes as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for AI companies to coordinate on safety and pace development. "We don't have a third party that can validate what we're saying," Clark said. Clark said the risks have become more concrete over the past year. Earlier experiments showed that AI age...