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Co-founder, Anthropic · May 26, 2026 · Keynote, Import AI 458 / 2026 Cosmos HAI Lab Lecture, Oxford

It’s time to plan for this, because AI systems are likely to get better a lot faster than people expect, and as they become more advanced we should expect profound changes to happen to people and to society.

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Jack Clark, Co-founder, Anthropic
Where
Import AI 458 / 2026 Cosmos HAI Lab Lecture, Oxford
Topics
AGI
Company
Anthropic
Source
importai.substack.com/p/import-ai-458-reckoning-with-the

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