VC Bill Gurley says Anthropic is 'midwifing a deity' by 'building a species that's superior to humans'

Bill Gurley, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and a general partner at Benchmark Capital, said he has concerns about Anthropic's plans. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Vanity Fair

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley says he's come up with a scarier theory than the idea that Anthropic wants to stifle its competition.

"The more I dig, I've met people who I dare say think it's their responsibility and they're excited about building a species that's superior to humans," Gurley said during a recent episode of the "All-In Podcast."

Gurley, who said he spent a month reading everything he could about Anthropic, said he came away convinced that one of the leading AI startups wants to create a God-like system to rule humanity.

"I don't think they think they're writing software. I think they're midwifing a deity here," Gurley said.…