Help wanted: Anthropic hires to head off catastrophe
Summary
Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, is hiring experts to prevent its AI from being misused for dangerous purposes like making explosives or nuclear weapons. The company pays high salaries for roles focused on safety and testing the AI models to stop harmful actions before they happen.Key Facts
- Anthropic has 32 job openings aimed at stopping AI misuse related to chemicals, explosives, nuclear weapons, scams, and cybercrime.
- One specific role is for an Enforcement Analyst focused on preventing AI use that could cause radiological or nuclear harm.
- Salaries for these safety jobs range from the mid $200,000s to upper $200,000s per year.
- The company hires experts with backgrounds in biology, explosives, and other sensitive fields to test and improve AI safety.
- CEO Dario Amodei has warned about serious risks, including biological attacks potentially causing millions of casualties.
- Anthropic opposed collaborating with the Defense Department over concerns about using AI for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
- Other AI labs like OpenAI are also hiring specialists in biological and chemical risks, with salaries up to $445,000.
- Due to lack of clear government rules, private companies are taking lead roles in creating safety measures for AI.
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