Who gets to decide how quickly AI moves?
Leading AI companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Google DeepMind, and Microsoft, have publicly called for a slowdown in the development of advanced AI models, citing insufficient safeguards. This stance was initiated by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and subsequently endorsed by other prominent figures.
The story so far
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How outlets cover it
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Open questions and key claims
Both OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives' in the race to develop AI.
The people building AI earnestly believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade.
Ajeya Cotra believes the incident is more than 50% of the way to full-blown AI takeover.
Evan Hubinger believes AI could kill all humans with a >10% probability within the next decade.
There is not yet a viable scientific plan to solve risks from recursively self-improving AI.
We have always been transparent that AI will bring both enormous benefits and unprecedented risks.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for the AI industry to 'slow down' the pace of AI capabilities advancement.
Dario Amodei called for AI development to slow down to ensure safety.
Who and where
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- Sep 9 – Sep 18◆ This story
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