OpenAI may be building a humanoid robot. Anthropic is still selling to the Department of War. These are just a few things I learned from digging into 1,000+ open jobs at the two labs.
If you want to learn what a company is really up to, skip the press releases. Look at their job listings.
So today, I used Grok to examine every open job at Anthropic and OpenAI. Turns out, they’re hiring a lot more than software engineers…
OpenAI Is Building Robots
One of the most unusual postings I found was for a 3D Printing Lab Technician. This technician will be printing parts for robots.
This lets OpenAI rapidly prototype robot parts. OpenAI has many other robotics jobs open, from Actuator Design Engineer to Robotics Software Engineer.
OpenAI may be planning to compete with Tesla Optimus and Figure to build humanoids. This could give them a significant advantage on Anthropic.
OpenAI may be deeper into robotics, but both labs are building in another critical area: defense.
Anthropic Is Still Selling to the Department of War
Anthropic had a dust-up with the Department of War recently. But like OpenAI, they’re still selling to defense and intelligence agencies.
Both OpenAI and Anthropic have open jobs for sales to national security agencies. Both require a Top Secret clearance.
If we use AI to spot foreign threats and defend our country, I’m all for it! But I don’t want to see superintelligence used to surveil Americans.
Surveillance isn’t the only risk AI poses. What if someone uses ChatGPT or Claude to make a bioweapon?
Both Labs Are Worried About AI Bioweapons
Both Anthropic and OpenAI have job listings for biological safety researchers. The goal is to avoid a bad actor using AI to design a bioweapon.
Personally, I don’t worry about people making superbugs with AI. There are already enough horrible diseases out there, like smallpox. Why would anyone need to create a new one?
But given the amount of money these companies have, there’s no reason not to spend some to make sure their models aren’t misused.
Wrap-Up
These job ads paint a picture of incredibly powerful AI in the near future. It will power humanoid robots, target our enemies, and make scientific breakthroughs.
If OpenAI and Anthropic succeed on half these goals, the world looks very different.
If robots take over dangerous tasks and AI designs drugs that save lives, that’s a much better world. If the government uses AI to crack down on dissidents, or terrorists use it to make a bioweapon, we’re in serious trouble.
Any powerful technology presents big risks and opportunities. But one thing’s for sure: we’re not going back.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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