Anthropic CEO didn’t foresee the speed of global AI growth

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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Anthropic’s CEO says he ‘didn’t appreciate’ the speed with which AI’s growth would underpin the global economy.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:40:08 UTC.

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