Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing

Image source, Getty ImagesByRachel Clun, Business reporter, Liv McMahon, Technology reporter and Kali Hays, Technology reporter Updated 7 hours agoAnthropic has warned artificial intelligence (AI) could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity" as it unveiled details of its planned blockbuster stock market listing in the US.

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Proprietários dos direitos musicais de Elvis processam a Anthropic por violações de direitos autorais.

Anthropic ainda não divulgou o número de ações a serem lançadas, a faixa de preço ou a data para a listagem.

Anthropic, which said it will list on the Nasdaq under the symbol ANT, will be the first fully AI-focused company to go public, making it a test case for the future of the technology.

Em um documento apresentado antes de sua listagem, a Anthropic afirmou que preocupações foram levantadas por formuladores de políticas, reguladores e pesquisadores, bem como por pessoas dentro de sua organização, de que os sistemas de IA representavam um risco significativo para a humanidade.

It said advanced AI systems "could, if not developed, deployed, and operated with appropriate safeguards, oversight, and security measures, pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity, particularly if such systems were misused, replicated, weaponised, or allowed to operate with a high degree of autonomy.

Anthropic was founded five years ago by chief executive Dario Amodei, his sister Daniela Amodei and five others, and announced its intention to go public in June.

Its main rival, OpenAI, quickly followed suit. That listing is now expected to occur early next year, according to a person familiar with OpenAI's plans.

Esses anúncios foram seguidos por uma onda de violações de cibersegurança e outras falhas tecnológicas envolvendo seus agentes de IA — bots projetados para operar de forma algo autônoma.

Atuais e ex-funcionários de ambas as empresas também alertaram que a tecnologia de AI estava sendo desenvolvida sem a capacidade de proteger a humanidade de possíveis danos futuros causados por ferramentas de AI.

As Anthropic revealed its stock debut plans on Monday, the owners of the rights to Elvis Presley's music sued the AI firm accusing it of using hundreds of the rock-and-roll star's songs to train its chatbot Claude.

In Anthropic's new documents, it reiterated promises it has made in the past to develop AI in a way that is beneficial to people, while at the same time warning investors of its dangers.

Anthropic detailed losses in its financial filings that exceeded its revenue for the first half of the year, but said it would often make forward investments "that may seem irresponsibly large at first glance.

Em geral, nós pretendemos ser ousados mas sensatos, e conquistar a confiança com um histórico de apostas bem-sucedidas," disse o gigante da tecnologia.

Its success depends largely on its ability to develop the most advanced AI models, Anthropic said, adding, "any failure to do so could adversely affect our business.

Across about 90 pages detailing possible risk factors, Anthropic set out the potential threats to its ability to safely and competitively develop AI.

Anthropic warned it relies on a cluster of cloud computing providers, Taiwanese chipmakers already facing huge demand and data centres concentrated in the US.

Ele também alertou sobre “regulatory action arising from harms associated with our AI models” – citando preocupações de que a IA seja usada por crianças ou indivíduos em risco de suicídio – e a incerteza sobre onde e como poderia ser responsabilizado por ações tomadas por seus sistemas.

However, Anthropic also used the filing to laud the potential benefits of the tech itself, envisioning it unlocking "millions of virtual agents with the ability to revolutionise every area of human endeavour" across a range of fields.

We believe that AI is one of the most consequential technologies in human history," the firm said.

Anthropic disse que a IA também “profoundly accelerate the rate of progress in biology and medicine”, potencialmente encontrando curas para doenças incluindo câncer e Alzheimer.

The firm added it could also establish "sustained acceleration in economic growth" by boosting productivity.

Matt Orton, chief market strategist at investment management firm Raymond James Investment, said investors expected to see rapid growth as well as rapid financial losses in Anthropic's finances, so Monday's filing would not come as a surprise.

Obtendo os detalhes deste documento, acho que ajudará a fornecer ao mercado mais visibilidade, porque precisamos saber de onde vem o crescimento de receita," ele disse à BBC.

Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management, told Reuters that Anthropic's plans to list was "a significant milestone in the development of artificial intelligence.

Ele acrescentou que o resultado de sua estreia na bolsa seria “fairly indicative of the sentiment” entre os investidores para continuar investindo dinheiro no desenvolvimento de IA.