Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Joins Anthropic Oversight Trust
I am honored to join Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, an independent body dedicated to ensuring advanced AI serves humanity's long-term interests. Drawing on my experience leading the Federal Reserve through the 2008 crisis and my research on economic stability, I aim to help navigate the profound economic shifts AI will bring. This unique governance structure balances commercial success with public good, offering a critical check on how we develop and deploy this transformative technology.
The institutions built around this technology will matter as much as the technology itself.
- brikym
Just in case Anthropic are looking for some more members that are a good cultural fit I found this list:
> Genie Energy's Strategic advisory board is composed of: Dick Cheney since 2009 (former vice president of the United States),[3] Rupert Murdoch (media mogul and chairman of News Corp), James Woolsey (former CIA director), Larry Summers (former head of the US Treasury), Michael Steinhardt, Jacob Rothschild,[4][5] and Mary Landrieu, former United States Senator from Louisiana.
- visiondude
so the architect of government bailout gets a cushy gig. probably one of the most harmful precedents set and now companies expect bailouts. to bailout the company instead of people and small shareholders was always poor decision, emboldened the worst of the business class. don’t love this hire lol
- esikich
He's 72 years old, I'm sure he has the best brains and everyone's best interests in mind. This is exactly what I want to see. I'm sure he will have very good opinions on technology and it's implications.
- rekwah
This feels like Theranos loading up their board with big names.
- DesaiAshu
The government response to the ‘08 crisis seems to have worked out better for most big banks (low taxing of negative externalities, growing larger and more profitable), than for regional banks (consolidated) and the bulk of Americans (low median wealth, rising costs of housing/living)
Given the data on this[1], this is a confusing choice of hire to ensure AI gains are distributed equitably
[1] https://economicprinciples.org/Why-and-How-Capitalism-Needs-...