Anthropic CEO Warns That the AI Tech He’s Creating Could Ravage Human Civilization
Victor Tangermann
created: Jan. 28, 2026, 5:18 p.m. | updated: Feb. 7, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
AI tech leaders have a lot to gain from striking fear into the hearts of their investors.
In his essay, Amodei took a thinly-veiled dig at Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, which has been swept up in a major controversy over creating nonconsensual sexual images.
As part of a solution, Amodei renewed his calls to deny other countries the resources to build powerful AI.
'”Plenty of questions remain surrounding the real risks of advanced AI, a subject that remains heavily debated between realists, skeptics, and proponents of the tech.
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