David Sacks, the White House AI Czar, has publicly criticized Anthropic following the release of their extensive 10,000-word research paper detailing the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). In a pointed social media response, Sacks accused the AI safety lab of hypocrisy, suggesting that their warnings serve as a thinly veiled attempt to prompt government intervention in the AI sector. Anthropic's paper raises alarms about recursive self-improvement in AI systems, which could lead to scenarios where AI designs and trains its own successors, potentially sidelining human oversight entirely. The report also highlights the rapid growth of AI technology, citing that over 80% of the code in Anthropic's codebase was generated by its AI, Claude. Additionally, the company reported that its engineers are now producing significantly more code than in previous years. In light of these concerns, Anthropic proposed a temporary global pause on frontier AI development, acknowledging the difficulties in enforcing such a halt while also beginning efforts to create verification systems and engage with global policymakers.