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AI models are misbehaving, but America still won’t slow down. China is a big reason why

Imagine building one of the most powerful technologies on Earth and then asking everyone to slow down.

The Times of India · Oct 6

It’s ‘more likely than not’ humanity loses control: Former AI insiders testify safety fixes may be ‘duct tape that will fall off later’

Former insiders warned the New York City Council about losing control of AI, while OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google couldn’t say how big the risk is.

Fortune · Oct 5

The men building AI want us to fear it. We should – but not for the reasons they give

Is AI going to run wild and kill us all – or are the concerns lately voiced by the bosses of the AI titans just some kind of convenient business ploy on their part? Those bosses include Dario Amodei of Anthropic, which owns Claude; his rival Sam Altman of OpenAI,…

Newslaundry · Sep 21

What AI leaders and world governments have to say about 'AI doom' fears

AI industry leaders are split over how fast companies should develop the increasingly powerful technology: Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceX's Elon Musk are seeking a coordinated slowdown, while Meta's Mark Zuckerberg favors market-led safeguards.

The Economic Times · Sep 17

Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown

Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days

The Independent UK · Sep 16

The World's Biggest AI Companies Were Racing To Build Faster. Now Their CEOs Are Hitting The Brakes.

Increasingly capable AI systems have intensified concerns over cybersecurity, alignment and the ability to keep advanced models under human control.

International Business Times · Sep 14

AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?

After apocalyptic warnings about the the threats posed by AI, leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to ‘slow the pace’

The Guardian - US · Sep 14

Is it possible to slow down the development of AI?

Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, US government reluctance and geopolitical factors stand in the way. However, the AI race and China's advances in the field create "the toughest dilemma" regarding whether or not to slow down AI development,…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development

Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13

Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on Tuesday stressed the need for more AI data centers and the electric power needed to support them at a meeting of G20 technology ministers focused on the disruptions and opportunity brought by artificial intelligence. In separate remarks, Tesla and SpaceX chief Musk stressed the…

The Economic Times · Sep 2