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Anthropic fears its AI could be misused for dangerous purposes, and it is now hiring specialists to prevent that from happening. The company has reportedly
Anthropic fears its AI could be misused for dangerous purposes, and it is now hiring specialists to prevent that from happening. The company has reportedly opened 32 safety-focused roles in line with its efforts to prevent increasingly powerful AI systems from being misused. The openings focus on tackling threats including chemicals and explosives, radiological and nuclear harms, cybercrime and financial scams. Read Full Story According to an Axios report, Anthropic is hiring across a range of specialist safety roles, including experts in radiological and nuclear threats, chemical and biological risks, cybercrime and financial fraud. The hiring push comes as the company continues to warn that increasingly powerful AI systems could cause serious harm unless governments and companies act quickly. While Anthropic has often been criticised for sounding overly apocalyptic, it says preventing the misuse of its AI is one of its biggest priorities.
What roles is Anthropic hiring for? Among the openings are roles including Enforcement Analyst for Radiological & Nuclear Harms, Technical CBRN-E Threat Investigator, Cybercrime Investigator, Financial Scams Investigator, and specialists focused on chemical and explosive threats. One job description says: "As an Enforcement Analyst focused on Radiological & Nuclear Harms, you will play a critical role in protecting against the misuse of AI systems for radiological and nuclear harms." How much is Anthropic paying? Anthropic is paying generously for these roles, with salaries ranging from the mid- to upper-$200,000s (Over Rs 2 crore). Anthropic says these safety roles require far more than back-end coding. According to the company, analysts also need to think like people trying to evade detection, and it employs hundreds of people dedicated to testing model safety and fixing vulnerabilities.
Well, Anthropic is not alone. The wider AI industry is making similar hires, with OpenAI seeking a researcher focused on biological and chemical risks at a base salary of $295,000 to $445,000. Notably, earlier this year Anthropics also got into a tiff with the US Department of Defense over the potential use of its technology for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, and later parted ways from the $200 million (approximately Rs 1,675 crore) deal. Why is Anthropic concerned? CEO Dario Amodei has repeatedly spoken about the risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems. Earlier this year, he expanded on those concerns in a 38-page essay title ‘Machines of Loving Grace’. "I believe we are entering a rite of passage, both turbulent and inevitable, which will test who we are as a species,” he wrote.
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