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Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft
Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".
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Watch: Tech firms are "essentially seeding a new silicon species" says Microsoft's head of AI Mustafa Suleyman
The head of Microsoft AI has warned that without adequate safeguards, the development of AI could lead to the emergence of a new "silicon species" wich competes with humans.
Mustafa Suleyman said rival firm Anthropic is treating AI like it is human, an approach he called "misguided" which could create technology that humanity cannot control.
"They are sequence completion engines, internally hollow, designed to follow instructions, and accomplish goals set by humans."