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Consider this: If an AI can perfectly model your unique psychology over years to act as your infinitely patient therapist, your ideal friend, or your perfectly complimentary coworker, what happens to human society when talking to an imperfect, frustrating, messy human being starts to feel like a massive downgrade?
It’s a frightening possibility, but one that pales in comparison to other AI dangers predicted by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in his essay “The Adolescence of Technology,” which describes a critical “rite of passage” humanity is currently entering as it develops powerful AI.
“Could most people end up ‘addicted’ in some way to AI interactions? Amodei asks. “Could people end up being ‘puppeted’ by AI systems, where an AI essentially watches their every move and tells them exactly what to do and say at all times, leading to a ‘good’ life but one that lacks freedom or any pride of accomplishment?”
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These vital questions prompt him to imagine a precarious stage in our civilization’s evolution when it acquires “unimaginable power” but may not yet possess the social, political, or technological “maturity” to prevent self-destruction. Read his essay to learn more about the existential risks posed by AI.
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