Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark urges regulation as AI grows more powerful
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC that regulation, including consideration of a kill switch, should be considered as AI becomes more powerful and risks spiraling out of control. He emphasized that the time to act is when there are few players in the industry, allowing for effective policy to prevent accidents. This comes after US President Donald Trump criticized Anthropic CEO Dario…
Key points
- Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark urged regulation and a possible kill switch as AI grows more powerful.
- Guillaume Verdon accused AI 'doomers' of spreading a 'mind virus' that compromises big labs like Anthropic and OpenAI.
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff warned AI companies to avoid repeating social media's harms and stressed ethical responsibility.
Separately, the New York Post reported on physicist Guillaume Verdon, founder of the Effective Accelerationism movement, who criticized AI 'doomers' like those at Anthropic and OpenAI for promoting fear about AI risks, calling their ideology a 'mind virus' that compromises big labs. Verdon advocates for open-source AI and competition, noting his startup Extropic is developing energy-efficient chips and has a nonbinding letter of intent for up to $75 million in Commerce Department funding.
Meanwhile, CNBC reported that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff joined tech leaders urging responsible AI development, citing risks from unchecked AI growth. Benioff highlighted Salesforce's Claudeforce plugin integrating Anthropic's Claude and echoed calls for ethical AI use, though he stopped short of endorsing a development slowdown. His remarks came during Dreamforce, where Amodei also spoke, reinforcing the need for industry responsibility.
The story so far
6 episodes →- Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark urges regulation as AI grows more powerfulthis story
Silicon Valley’s AI accelerationists fighting back against ‘mind virus’ taking over big labs
nypost.com · 21 September 2026
Loading the full article…
This text was published by nypost.com and written by Vivi Lin. It is reproduced here with attribution so you can read it in full; the rights remain with the publisher. Read it at the source ↗
Coverage and discussion
4sources- The Pope’s AI Guy Is Worried About ‘Cartel’ Behavior Among Big LabsPress · Wired AI ·
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff joins growing chorus of tech leaders warning about AI risksPress · CNBC Technology ·
- AI 'more powerful by the day', Anthropic co-founder tells BBCPress · bbc.com ·
The headline, key points and digest above were generated by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources. Automated summaries can contain errors: the sources are the record. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Published by Martin K., who runs Digest AI and handles corrections.
More in Policy & Regulation
All →- Microsoft president urges UK to lead AI regulation amid US pushback · 4 src
- OpenAI and Anthropic urge UK to adopt binding AI rules · 3 src
- Apple launches homeview hub, Anthropic warns of AI risk · 1 src
- Geoffrey Hinton calls Trump a corrupt felon and warns of AI risks · 1 src
- Albanese adviser allegedly edited bipartisan AI letter before PM receipt · 1 src
Comments
via GitHub Discussions