Why this philosopher turned down Anthropic

Philosopher and author of 'The Alignment Problem', Brian Christian, turned down a job offer from AI company Anthropic, arguing that the industry is asking the wrong questions when it courts humanities experts. Christian said the focus should be on whether AI systems should be built at all, not just how to align them with human values.

Why this philosopher turned down Anthropic Source: Financial Times Technology https://www.ft.com/technology The AI industry is courting the humanities, but it is asking the wrong questions Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.