US Senator Bernie Sanders has told the chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to 'stand by' their own public promises on artificial intelligence safety. He warned that Congress will step in if they do not pause development voluntarily.
In a letter dated 10 August and addressed to Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Mark Zuckerberg, the Vermont independent said their companies were 'racing ahead' with AI systems that 'nobody can fully understand, predict or control'. He noted each firm had previously pledged to slow down if the technology became too risky.
