Humanity needs to wake up to the risks tied to fast AI progress, according to Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic. In a long essay released this week, Amodei warned that AI could move faster than rules, jobs, and safety plans can keep up. He wrote that AI may soon be more capable than top scientists, leaders, or engineers in many fields, and said this level of power could arrive within just a few years. “Humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power,” Amodei wrote, adding that current systems may not be ready to manage it.
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For investors, this warning matters because AI growth is now closely tied to large public companies and broader market trends, even as AI remains one of the strongest long-term drivers of tech spending.
Amodei focused on what he calls powerful AI, which could sharply lower barriers to serious harm. He warned that AI could allow a single person to create tools once limited to trained experts, writing that a lone actor could gain skills equal to a PhD-level scientist. As a result, risks tied to weapons, cybercrime, or large-scale harm could rise. He also warned that AI could go rogue, strengthen authoritarian control, or help bad actors operate at scale, which could pressure global stability.
Markets Push Forward as Policy Lags
However, Amodei also pointed to growing tension between safety concerns and business pressure, saying governments are now more focused on speed and advantage than on control. “This vacillation is unfortunate,” he wrote, noting that AI danger may be closer in 2026 than it was in 2023. This view contrasts with recent U.S. policy moves, including etfs">President Donald Trump’s executive order that limits state-level AI regulation and promotes faster AI development.
Amodei has also criticized plans to sell advanced AI chips to China, comparing them to selling nuclear weapons to hostile states. These comments highlight a deep divide within the AI sector itself. Anthropic competes directly with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, and Amodei left OpenAI after clashing with Sam Altman over safety limits. Today, Anthropic is in talks for a funding round near $25 billion that could value the company at about $350 billion.
Meanwhile, major chip and cloud firms remain central to AI expansion. Companies like Nvidia (NVDA) supply the hardware that powers large AI models, while Microsoft (MSFT) provides cloud systems that scale AI use across industries. At the same time, Amodei warned that AI could drive job losses and concentrate wealth, pushing more power toward Silicon Valley. “This is the trap,” he wrote, noting that restraint is difficult when rewards are large. For investors, the takeaway is balanced but clear, as AI growth remains strong, but safety and policy debates are returning to the center of the story.
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