Arianna Huffington Asks, As AI Gets Smarter, What Happens to Us?

In a world where men lead most conversations about AI, Daniela Amodei is one of the few women in a top position. As president of Anthropic, she has a different voice and vision from what we usually hear. We filmed this interview at the company's office in San Francisco, in a bright room filled with natural light. It was the perfect place to talk about how we should invest not only in AI but also in people, instead of putting all our hopes in machines. In other words, we should help people improve themselves again and again, just as we work to make AI better.

We talked about relationships, health, wisdom, and whether AI, unlike social media, can encourage the better parts of human nature. I'm still laughing about her answer to my question, “What does your five-year-old think you do all day?” (Here's a hint: he thinks she takes care of an alligator named Claude!) Here's our full interview:

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Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including the international bestsellers Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. In 2016, she started Thrive Global, a technology company that helps people change their habits to improve health and productivity.