Three reactions to Anthropics’s latest apologia
We recorded 5 claims from this post. 1 was checked against evidence. 4 can’t be checked. 1 more is held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (5)
In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Observation
“The supposed leaders in AI and AI safety are clearly in over their heads.”
Our reading: The companies presented as leaders in AI and AI safety, such as Anthropic and OpenAI, are clearly out of their depth on AI and cybersecurity.
No horizon
Qualifier: in the context of Anthropic's AI incident and the OpenAI hacks
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“From a societal perspective, it’s insane that we are pouring gasoline onto the fire by racing ahead with data centers and AI rollout when we have no idea how to control it and are just sort of hoping for the best.”
Our reading: It is insane that we as a society are pouring gasoline onto the fire by racing ahead with data centers and AI rollout when we have no idea how to control AI and are just sort of hoping for the best.
No horizon
Scope: from a societal perspective
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Observation
“From a societal perspective, it’s insane that we are pouring gasoline onto the fire by racing ahead with data centers and AI rollout when we have no idea how to control it and are just sort of hoping for the best.”
Our reading: We, as a society, currently have no idea how to control AI and are just sort of hoping for the best.
No horizon
Scope: we (society collectively)
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Observation
“Worse, we as a society are in over our heads.”
Our reading: Society as a whole is out of its depth in dealing with AI and cybersecurity risks.
No horizon
Qualifier: with respect to AI and cybersecurity
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
Causal claim
“From a technical perspective, this is what happens when you let pattern0matching machines with no real comprehension of what they are doing freely roam the internet.”
Our reading: The AI security incidents happened because pattern-matching AI systems with no real understanding were allowed to roam the internet freely.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: The evidence does not provide a validated measure of comprehension or causal tests that settle its role in these incidents [e1–e3].
Held from this post (1)
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