Anthropic Advocates for AI Proliferation Following Fair Use Legal Victory
Anthropic's Jack Clark advocates for AI proliferation and reflects on a recent fair use court victory.
Key Points
- • Jack Clark advocates for AI development in democracies for ethical technology.
- • He believes powerful AI could emerge by late 2026 or early 2027.
- • A court ruled Anthropic's training practices as fair use, with further legal proceedings pending.
- • Clark emphasizes the need for U.S. leadership in AI and export controls on semiconductors.
Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, has made a strong case for the proliferation of artificial intelligence systems in a recent testimony before Congress. Following Anthropic's legal win regarding fair use in AI training data, Clark emphasized the importance of the United States leading in AI innovation, projecting significant advancements by late 2026 or early 2027. He stated, "AI systems should be built in democracies to ensure they reflect values beneficial to humanity."
In his testimony, Clark urged for the accelerated deployment of AI technologies across federal agencies, emphasizing national security enhancements. He suggested that the U.S. manage the spread of powerful AI systems through stringent export controls on semiconductors to China, asserting that "this all runs through compute."
This testimony follows a recent court ruling in favor of Anthropic in a copyright infringement dispute initiated by three authors. Although the court recognized Anthropic's training practices as fair use, Judge William Alsup noted that a trial would still address the legality of using pirated copies in building their library; while purchasing copies of works previously used without permission won't eliminate liability, it might influence damages assessed against the company.