Scott Detrow

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A lot of people who work in artificial intelligence are talking about February of 2020, because in February 2020, normal life was about to end.

The COVID-19 pandemic response would shut down schools and businesses and travel.

At that point, very few of us had an inkling of what was to come, but the crisis that would upend American society for years continued.

It's really been underway for weeks.

And a lot of people in the tech industry are saying that moment for COVID is this moment for generative AI.

The world is shifting and we just don't fully appreciate or understand how much it's happening.

They're excited.

They're also worried.

Take a listen to Dario Amadei, CEO of the AI company Anthropic, talking about his own company's product.

It's possible it'll all be okay, but I think that's too sanguine an approach.

I think we do need to be raising the alarm.