Tech Chiefs at Davos Highlight AI’s Power as a Geopolitical Tool

Anthropic’s Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei compared artificial intelligence chips to nuclear weapons. Google DeepMind’s CEO said China’s technology is just months behind the US. Signal’s Meredith Whittaker called new adaptations of AI uniquely “perilous.”

The message from tech executives at the World Economic Forum is that AI is a powerful geopolitical force, and one politicians and business leaders need to wield as such. It’s effectively one more piece of firepower in the global struggle between major economies like the US and China.

Meredith Whittaker

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