Why do the AI companies want us to be afraid?

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AI giant Anthropic recently revealed they had a product too dangerous to launch, claiming that the consequences of unleashing Claude Mythos would be catastrophic. BBC tech correspondent Thomas Germain says this type of fear-mongering is a marketing approach used by AI companies that obscures what's really going on with this technology. If we are distracted by the possible outcomes of the technology in the distant future, we stop looking closely at the adverse effects AI is already having on the world. Thomas, who also co-hosts The Interface podcast, joins Jim to discuss the mysterious motives of these companies, and whether any kind of regulation is on the way.

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