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Tech boss recommends studying philosophy in the Age of AI

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Posted on Tuesday 30 June 2026

Co-founder of Anthropic advises young people to study philosophy to succeed in the age of AI.
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Jack Clark, the co-founder of Anthropic, has advised young people to study philosophy to succeed in the age of AI, saying “It is a great time for philosophers... We’ve just hired a whole bunch of them here’. 

You can explore our research in the Philosophy of AI by reading Tom Stoneham’s blog and finding out about Mike Stuart’s new ERC project investigating the use of AI in science.

You can also find out more about our postgraduate courses in Philosophy of AI and Applied Ethics and Governance of Data Privacy, and the SAINTS doctoral training programme in safe AI.