During a lecture at Oxford, Anthropic's co-founder predicted that AI will achieve Nobel-level breakthroughs within the next year, while expressing concerns about the rapid pace of technological advancement.
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Prediction from Oxford Lecture
He described a sense of “dizzying progress” in the field.
By the end of 2028, he expects AI to be able to design its own successors.
The Importance of Clark's Warning
Clark expressed his hope that humanity could slow down the pace of technological advancement to buy more time, but he does not believe this will happen. He attributes this to the race between competing companies and nations, where commercial and geopolitical rivalries overshadow concerns for survival.