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Anthropic’s Jack Clark argues that viewing AI as a simple ‘tool’ is a dangerously inadequate perspective. Drawing a parallel to children navigating an unknown, dark room, Clark suggests our current comprehension of AI’s complexities and potential dangers is severely limited. He cautions that underestimating the true capabilities of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence could lead to significant unforeseen consequences. Clark’s comments stemmed from a discussion on the Reddit Artificial Intelligence forum: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1p8srk2/anthropics_jack_clark_we_are_like_children_in_a/