NEW ๐จ Inside Anthropic โ AGI, AI Optimism, Regulatory Capture, Open Source & More!ย
@JTLonsdale sits down with Anthropic's
@_sholtodouglas and
@the_marwell
-ย Have we reached AGI โ and what does it mean?
- What are the most exciting breakthroughs at Anthropic right now?
- What are the biggest risks and concerns?
- What is their stance on open source?
- Is Anthropic angling for regulatory capture?
- Do AI researchers share same values as the heartland?ย
Episode 164 out now!ย
(00:00) Episode intro
(02:00) Self-taught ML; Unlikely paths to Anthropic
(04:30) What are the most exciting things you're working on?
(08:04) Have we reached AGI โ and what comes next?
ย (10:10) How to measure AI progress
(14:20) Is biology the next great frontier?
(16:50) Career advice & the decade of the generalists
(19:30) What could go wrong? What are the biggest AI risks?
(23:11) Offense vs defense; how technology evolves
(25:08) Answering the regulatory capture critique
(30:45) Anthropic's stance on open source
(31:50) Would you slow down and let China go ahead?
(33:05) Anthropic's view on distillation
(40:12) Is a post-scarcity world achievable?
(48:54) How do we preserve values, tradition & community?
(55:00) Predictions for 2028