Anthropic CEO warns that AI could bring slavery, bioterrorism, and unstoppable drone armies. Im not buying it.

In a new 38-page essay published on his personal website, Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei makes a plea for urgent action to address the risks of super-intelligent AI.

Amodei writes that this type of self-improving AI could be just one to two years away — and warns that the risks include the enslavement and "mass destruction" of mankind.

The essay, "The Adolescence of Technology," deals with AI risks both known and unknown. The CEO talks at length about the potential for AI-powered bioterrorism...