'The biggest decision yet': Jared Kaplan on allowing AI to train itself
2025-12-02
Yahoo! Finance
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Jared Kaplan, chief scientist and co-founder of Anthropic, warns that by 2030, AI systems may be capable of designing their own successors, posing significant risks of loss of human control and widespread white-collar job displacement. He urges careful oversight as leading labs race toward artificial general intelligence.[AI generated]
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The article centers on expert warnings and predictions about the future trajectory of AI development and the potential risks of recursive self-improvement by AI systems. It does not report any realized harm or incident but discusses the plausible future risk of losing control over AI, which could lead to significant harm. Therefore, it fits the definition of an AI Hazard, as it describes circumstances where AI development could plausibly lead to an AI Incident in the future. There is no indication of a current incident or complementary information about past events, nor is it unrelated to AI.[AI generated]