Two possible futures for AI
Kylie Robison joins the show to talk about the recent dueling AI blog posts from OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei. What do these CEOs think the future of AI looks like? Then, Will Poor tells us the story of ShakeAlert, an earthquake alert system that has huge potential and some surprising challenges. On The Vergecast Hotline, Allison Johnson joins Will to figure out whether the iPhone's new Camera Control is really as fast as advertised.
Further reading:
- Sam Altman: The Intelligence Age
- Dario Amodei: Machines of Loving Grace
- Anthropic’s CEO thinks AI will lead to a utopia — he just needs a few billion dollars first
- OpenAI plans Orion AI model release for December
- ShakeAlert
- If you live on the West Coast and you have an iPhone, here's how to turn on the "Local Awareness" feature that speeds up WEA messages:
- Download the MyShake app on for iOS
- or for Android
- Ready.gov's earthquake advice:
- About emergency and government alerts on iPhone
- Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Plus review: all caught up
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.
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Kylie Robison joins the show to talk about the recent dueling AI blog posts from OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei. What do these CEOs think the future of AI looks like? Then, Will Poor tells us the story of ShakeAlert, an earthquake alert system that has huge potential and some surprising challenges. On The Vergecast Hotline, Allison Johnson joins Will to figure out whether the iPhone's new Camera Control is really as fast as advertised.
Further reading:
- Sam Altman: The Intelligence Age
- Dario Amodei: Machines of Loving Grace
- Anthropic’s CEO thinks AI will lead to a utopia — he just needs a few billion dollars first
- OpenAI plans Orion AI model release for December
- ShakeAlert
- If you live on the West Coast and you have an iPhone, here's how to turn on the "Local Awareness" feature that speeds up WEA messages:
- Download the MyShake app on for iOS
- or for Android
- Ready.gov's earthquake advice:
- About emergency and government alerts on iPhone
- Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Plus review: all caught up
Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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