Why does Anthropic's CEO think the end of the world is coming?

Why does this feel weird? • February 05, 2026 • Solo Episode

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Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic (the company behind Claude AI), just published an essay about AI that reads like a warning letter to civilisation. He predicts massive job displacement, military risks, and potential civilisational collapse from the technology his company is building. This week we break down: Dario's main arguments about AI risks and timeline The contradiction between dire warnings and aggressive growth What Silicon Valley leaders gain by predicting doom while accelerating How seriously should we take these warnings

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