One day, Claude's creator Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, sat down to write one of the most important essays of 2026.
He called it:
“Policy on the AI Exponential."
To explain the world's biggest problem, he reached for his favorite book,
The Lord of the Rings. 🧙♂️
He compared AI to two small Hobbits desperately trying to wake up Treebeard, a giant, wise, ancient tree, before an army destroys his forest.
The Hobbits? That's Claude & AI. Fast, urgent, alarmed.
Treebeard? Governments. Wise but painfully slow.
The army? AI risks nobody is stopping.
In just 4 years, AI went from barely writing code to writing MOST of the code at top companies.
And governments are still going "hmmmm..."
But Dario ended with hope.
Treebeard is finally waking up. 🌳
The question is: will it be in time?
@Roach_BKK Klong Toey is a great place if you're not a flashy wanker, smile and treat people with respect. It's one of the more interesting parts of Bangkok.
@ryder_ripps That's a brave/stupid tweet. You're admitting causing harm to the founders, employees and their families. That's a lot of people who can now attempt to sue you for that harm. You sure they're not luring you into an expensive trap here? 🤔