I can't believe people are writing articles like this seriously, comparing LLMs to nuclear weapons was a stretch but this guy goes fully off the rails.
If Anthropic wins the race to godlike artificial superintelligence, and if artificial superintelligence does not become fully autonomous, then Anthropic will be in sole possession of an enslaved living god. And if Dario Amodei personally commands the organization that is in sole possession of an enslaved god, then whether he embraces the title or not, Dario Amodei is the Emperor of Earth.
Emphasis not mine, that's in the original, he's purposefully highlighting the most ridiculous shit in his own essay for us. Does this guy want to get into exactly how he defines god? Because I'm pretty sure the idea of god, and even more so the idea that a god could be enslaved, is right out of fantasy novels, anime, and so on. So, hats off to this guy, while everyone else was satisfied plumbing the depths of sci-fi for their doomer scenarios, this guy is going straight past sci-fi and right into full blown fantasy.
Why not compare AI to dragons, my guy?
At the bottom of this ridiculous essay, he quotes someone else who is also enjoying the smell of their own farts a bit too much.
I'd like to dismiss this, except that the RC airplane hobby managed to spin off the leading weapon category of the century (so far). What used to be a fun hobby for dorky guys flying their toys at the edge of town, now takes out oil refineries and major radar installations.
Bro, I can't wait for this guy to hear about sticks and ropes. The things humans do with them, and they seemed so fun and harmless at first! But, more seriously, has this guy never heard of missiles? Does he really think remote or computer controlled flying objects that explode didn't exist until RC drones became affordable to consumers?
Also, LOL @ "Department of War" all over this stupid essay. What a joke.