Anthropic’s AI bubble ‘YOLO’ warning
TL;DR
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei distinguishes between the solid technological progress and uncertain economic aspects of the AI industry, hinting at a bubble without naming competitors.
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Dario Amodei took the stage at the DealBook Summit on Wednesday to throw punches without naming names.
The Anthropic CEO spent a good chunk of the interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin drawing a careful line between his company's approach and that of a certain competitor. When asked about whether the AI industry is in a bubble, Amodei separated the "technological side" from the "economic side" and then twisted the knife.
"On the technological side, I feel really solid," he said. "On the economic side …