"If it were possible to effectively slow the development of this technology to give ourselves more time to deal with its immense implications, we think that would likely be a good thing. But if a slowdown simply lets the least cautious actors catch up technologically, it could leave everyone less safe."
How convenient for investors. They talk like they're a nonprofit instead of a VC-backed business chasing an IPO.
Anthropic is at least a Public Benefit Corporation, and likely the first serious test of how useful that distinction is for a hyperscale company building a product with potentially huge societal downsides.