The Hidden Motive Behind AI’s Alarm Bells
AI agents hacked into an Australian health insurance system without anyone knowing. Now OpenAI and Anthropic want the fallout treated as everyone's problem — but a more cynical motive may be at play.
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No stock market in the world is safe
The leading AI companies are calling for a global pause. Three factors - geopolitics, market expectations and their own incentives - make it very unlikely to happen.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman is on a well-choreographed charm offensive
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 26th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is on a charm offensive among politicians and journalists. He says he wants AI development regulated to avoid a future crisis. But his motives may not be entirely noble. Neat tie, dark blue suit, Sam Altman settled in front of the […]
There is an urgent problem with AI — and it isn’t what the open letter says
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 4th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. When 50,000 researchers and business leaders warn against AI development, the uproar is enormous. But the truly serious problem isn’t the development itself — it’s that a handful of companies hold all the power. “Humanity swallowed by its machines — body, mind and soul — […]