Divisions Emerge in the Tech Industry over Calls for a Coordinated AI Slowdown
Several major AI executives support pacing development and independent safety checks, while others say companies can manage risks without a coordinated slowdown.
- Several leading AI executives recently voiced agreement on a need for a coordinated slowdown to protect humanity, though industry leaders remain divided on whether external oversight is necessary.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed a detailed plan urging coordination between frontier companies and democratic governments, acknowledging difficulties in securing cooperation from China but stating "we owe it to humanity to try."
- Demis Hassabis proposed a frontier AI standards body modeled after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for safety assessment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman supports "pacing" development, while Chris Lehane wrote OpenAI advocates for "common testing and independent-assessment requirements."
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against coordinated slowdowns, stating AI companies face "significant liability" to prevent harm. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang similarly criticized the slowdown, arguing each lab has independent responsibility for safe development.
- Suleyman warned that controlling potentially conscious systems like Claude may be impossible, raising anthropomorphization concerns. Elon Musk reposted Amodei's essay, writing "Dario is right," while suggesting competitors test each other's models for safety issues.
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By KAITLYN HUAMANI Fears about out-of-control artificial intelligence and suggestions to hit the brakes on the technology’s development aren’t new, but they have recently found new life as warnings about rogue AI systems causing mayhem grow louder. Several leading AI executives recently voiced agreement on a need for a coordinated slowdown, including international collaboration, to protect humanity from worst-case scenarios. But there are divid…
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Fears about out-of-control artificial intelligence and suggestions to hit the brakes on the technology’s development aren’t new, but they have recently found new life as warnings about rogue AI systems causing mayhem grow louder. Several leading AI executives recently voiced agreement on a need for a coordinated slowdown, including international collaboration, to protect humanity from...
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