Anthropic's Jack Clark: from 10M scientists to 10 billion virtual ones
coherence · x · 2026-10-18
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, speaking at the IMF, argued the world is heading from 10 million scientists (per UNESCO) to potentially 10 billion virtual scientists directed by humans. He noted humanity already lacks enough people, labs, and large scientific equipment to oversee today's research, and stressed societies must prepare now to translate AI intelligence into real scientific gains.
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