Overview
- Dex Hunter-Torricke, a former communications chief at Google DeepMind and now an HM Treasury non-executive board member, argues in a new essay that there is “no plan” for AI’s societal impact.
- He proposes measures such as taxing AI-driven corporate gains, stronger supports for displaced workers, universal basic income trials, international cooperation, and large cross-border investment.
- He is launching the London-based Center for Tomorrow, which he says will not take Big Tech funding, with one outlet reporting philanthropic backing from Sir Tom Hunter.
- Hunter-Torricke warns of a future where profits surge as labor costs fall and workers’ share shrinks, citing IMF analysis that roughly 60% of jobs in advanced economies are exposed to AI disruption.
- His intervention adds to internal industry alarms, including an Anthropic safety staff resignation, a lengthy warning essay from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and academic concerns about a potential 'Hindenburg moment' for AI.