Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’; plus, a Tennessee woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery episode artwork

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Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’; plus, a Tennessee woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery

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Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI. Also, the woman claimed that AI tools are "taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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