Anthropic bets "closing the loop" is the path to AI triumph—and existential risk
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-27
WIRED reports that Anthropic sees "closing the loop"—letting AI autonomously complete R&D cycles—as the best path to AI triumph, while warning it could also pose "existential" threats to humanity. The piece examines the tension between Anthropic's push to accelerate capability iteration and its stated commitment to controlling catastrophic risk.
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