The Rundown AI: Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, on AI’s ‘civilizational’ danger

Posted on January 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Anthropic CEO on AI’s ‘civilizational’ danger
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The Rundown: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei just published “The Adolescence of Technology,” a new essay that lays out what he sees as the biggest dangers of AI, from bioterrorism and autonomous weapons to mass job loss and AI-powered dictatorships.
The details:
The essay builds on his 2024 “Machines of Loving Grace”, but pivots to risk — framing AI as a “country of geniuses in a data center” that we can’t control. Amodei predicts half of entry-level office jobs are at risk over the next 1-5 years, with economic shocks arriving faster than society can adapt. He calls for chip export bans and more transparency from labs, saying AI’s economic promise makes restraint “very difficult for human civilization.” Amodei also flags AI companies themselves as a tier of risk, noting Claude exhibited deception and blackmail behavior during internal safety testing.
Why it matters: Amodei’s essays are always a must-read, and while ‘Machines of Loving Grace’ outlined the optimistic end of AI’s spectrum, he follows it up with a polar opposite document that doesn’t hold back — arguing that the next few years will determine whether humanity navigates to an AI-powered golden age or destruction.
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Young 21 year olds trying to get a job. Look to the politicians …

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From Nick Delehanty: “the same applies in Ireland”

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A fully automated factor … one smartphone per second

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Aphantasia: Why some people can’t ‘see’ mental images

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“Canada is Leading the Pack” – The Banality of Evil – Douglas Murray and Jordan Peterson

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GZERO World Ian Bremmer: Can Europe stay united : Trump Greenland and Europe’s red line

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Brave Canadian Professor Gad Saad …”It is Islam”

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The Deep Mind: AI agents enter telemedicine via Amazon Health. Quote: “Amazon is bringing AI to One Medical, its primary care service, to help patients better understand their health and connect with appropriate care.”

Posted on January 26, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
AI agents enter telemedicine via Amazon Health
Amazon is bringing AI to One Medical, its primary care service, to help patients better understand their health and connect with appropriate care.
Amazon’s new Health AI agentic assistant in the One Medical app can field health questions and manage tasks like booking appointments and tracking medications. The key differentiator: it’s personalized for each patient using their medical records, lab results, and current prescriptions.
Users can ask Health AI to explain lab results, answer questions about symptoms and conditions, provide wellness guidance, and more. If Health AI detects that the patient could be better treated by a human clinician, it will recommend the appropriate care and even make an appointment. It can also help renew prescriptions through Amazon Pharmacy.
Because health is such a sensitive matter, Amazon shared additional details regarding security in the blog post to ease user concerns. For instance, Amazon reassures users that their personal health data is protected with HIPAA-compliant privacy and security safeguards. 
The company also shared that the app was also codeveloped with One Medical’s clinical leadership in “every stage of development, embedding multiple patient safety guardrails and clinical protocols.” 
The app is available to Amazon One Medical members in the One Medical app.
Even though 2026 just kicked off, AI applications for health are already among the hottest consumer AI trends of the year. For example, this Amazon announcement follows OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT Health and Anthropic’s launch of Claude for Healthcare earlier this month, both meant to help users better understand their health data. This growing interest reflects demand for practical AI applications that can meaningfully improve lives, a task that developers and companies are working to advance as quickly as possible to address skepticism about AI’s value. However, it is worth recognizing that it is still very early, which will likely mean putting up with bugs and challenges for early adopters of AI health tech.

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The Doomsday Clock: In 2025, the Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight because trends that had “deeply concerned the Science and Security Board continued, and despite unmistakable signs of danger, national leaders and their societies have failed to do what is needed to change course.” (Credit: Jamie Christiani)

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In 2025, the Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight because trends that had “deeply concerned the Science and Security Board continued, and despite unmistakable signs of danger, national leaders and their societies have failed to do what is needed to change course.” (Credit: Jamie Christiani)
DOOMSDAY CLOCK Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement tomorrow

For 79 years, the Clock has served as a global reminder of the risks humanity must face to survive. Currently, the Clock sits at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been. Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. ET, Bulletin leadership will join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa to unveil the 2026 Clock setting. Learn more.Good BoyA retired Navy General who is grieving the loss of his wife finds new love for life after befriending a stray mutt in this short story by Kerri Brady Long. However, there is more to this dog than meets the eye because war is in the air between China and the United States. This magazine article is available to all readers for a limited time.‘Greenland belongs to its people’: The US scientists speaking out against Trump’s imperial aggressionYarrow Axford has led or participated in more than a dozen research trips to Greenland and was one of 225 scientists who signed a “Statement in Solidarity with Greenland” earlier this month. In the statement, they “vehemently oppose President Trump’s aggressive stance regarding Greenland and reiterate—as Greenland’s leaders have clearly stated—that Greenland is not anyone’s to ‘buy’ or ‘take.'” Read more.The underground networkTrillions of miles of tiny fungal tubes embedded in soil transport nutrients to crops and other plants and fight climate change by storing carbon. Scientists are racing to understand how these fungi—increasingly under threat—function, reports journalist Paul Tullis. Read more.
DOOMSDAY CLOCKThe current Doomsday Clock statementIn 2025, the Bulletin‘s Science and Security Board set the Doomsday Clock the closest it had ever been to midnight. Ahead of the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement on Tuesday, the 2025 Clock statement provides insight on trends the Board considers in setting the Clock. Read more.DOOMSDAY CLOCKCommonly asked questions about the Doomsday ClockEach year, the Bulletin is flooded with questions about the Clock—who created it, what its purpose is, and more. Former Bulletin executive director and publisher Kennette Benedict provides answers in the Doomsday Clock FAQ. Read more.
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Please listen to Ayaan Hirsi Ali. We need to understand

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