Thanks, although that still sounds a bit like a skeptical viewpoint.
> Thanks, although that still sounds a bit like a skeptical viewpoint.
I think it's unlikely that an AI enthusiasts would literally claim "they are building a god," but such an attitude (or something very similar) is implied by their statements and attitudes, e.g.
1. Talk/hope of building something that so exceeds human capability, it's beyond human comprehension and control.
2. Taking existential risks for humanity (by their own statements) to try to get there, against all reason.
3. etc.
I guess. Anthropic's about page is more "We aim to build frontier AI systems that are reliable, interpretable, and steerable".
I guess they think AI will become smarter than people but I'm not sure that's a god.
Re:Anthropic IPO
by sillysaurusx on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:14PM
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Not Anthropic specifically, but there's this thing that I recently read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/09/opinion/ai-anthropic-doom...:
> A.I. company leaders often talk about how their work might lead to human extinction soon. This is astonishing. Even if you wanted to destroy humanity, you wouldn’t say so. If, however, you wanted to save the human species, wouldn’t you stop developing this technology?
> There is an explanation for why some tech leaders, so seemingly worried about an extinction-level event, are plunging ahead with A.I. development: Mankind’s survival, while important to many of them, is less critical than building something they believe to be not only conscious but godlike. A substantial portion of the A.I. community, in celebrating this belief, is quick to support any action or statement that reinforces the idea that the technology is like a deity. They might call for regulation, but only in specific ways — perhaps by deploying more A.I. to control A.I. — that adore the technology’s powers. It is that adoration that is nonnegotiable.
It's by the guy who apparently invented VR and was apparently mentored by Marvin Minsky. So he likely has the kind of access that gives his opinions credibility.