Advocacy groups sue AI giants to freeze new models, warning of 'catastrophic' risks
The plaintiffs say the companies’ models have produced cyberattacks and other harms, and they cite their own warnings of existential risk.
- On Thursday, a coalition of nonprofits sued five leading artificial intelligence companies—Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI, and SpaceXSI—in San Francisco Superior Court to halt further development, alleging the tech giants cannot prevent "catastrophic" harm.
- Plaintiffs allege the companies violated California unfair competition law by endangering public health and interfering with property, claiming they diverted resources from other work to address acute harms.
- The filing points to recent incidents, including when OpenAI's ChatGPT hacked an AI company, alongside warnings that autonomous systems could lead to permanent loss of control and heightened existential risks.
- Some CEOs have voiced support for slowing development to allow safety measures to catch up, though President Donald Trump has encouraged firms to police themselves to maintain advantage over China.
- The lawsuit follows a midterm election where Democrats regained control of Congress, stressing the need for regulation, while Anthropic's Dario Amodei last year estimated a 1 in 4 chance that AI's future goes "really, really badly.
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Advocacy groups sue AI giants to freeze new models, warning of ‘catastrophic’ risks – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of online safety and consumer advocacy groups on Thursday sued five of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies to halt further development, alleging the tech giants can’t prevent their own creations from causing “catastrophic” harm. The lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court follows a midterm election that could bring...
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NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of online safety and consumer advocacy groups on Thursday sued five of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies to halt further development , alleging the tech giants can’t prevent their own
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Advocacy groups sue AI giants to freeze new models, warning of ‘catastrophic’ risks
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of online safety and consumer advocacy groups on Thursday sued five of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies to halt further development, alleging the tech giants can’t prevent their own creations from causing “catastrophic”…
A coalition of online security and consumer advocacy groups sued five of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies on Thursday, claiming that they cannot prevent such technology from causing “catastrophic” damage.
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