Jack Clark predicts Nobel Prize for AI within 1 year
Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, thinks AI is about to make history by driving a Nobel Prize-winning discovery in the next year.
At Oxford University, he pointed out that AI's influence on science is already huge: in 2024, Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry went to researchers who used AI for breakthroughs in machine learning and solving protein folding mysteries.
Jack Clark predicts 18-month AI-run companies
Clark believes we might see companies run entirely by AI within 18 months, and that by 2028, these systems could even start designing their own successors.
But the study also warns: relying too much on AI could weaken our critical thinking skills, especially for younger people.
The commentary urges us to use AI as a tool to boost our judgment, not replace it, and warns that racing ahead without caution could be risky for everyone.