AI race needs a slowdown, Anthropic's Dario Amodei says, Musk, Altman agree
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has proposed a framework to slow down AI development to prioritize safety, gaining support from OpenAI's Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk. The plan includes independent safety evaluations and increased international cooperation.
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As AI capabilities grow, industry leaders are increasingly acknowledging the need for self-regulation to mitigate risks like cyber threats and autonomous system misuse.
The race to build ever-more powerful AI has brought three of the industry’s biggest names to an unexpected conclusion: the technology may need to slow down. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged AI companies to put the brakes on rapid capability gains, winning support from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI chief Elon Musk.Amodei outlined a three-step framework in a lengthy essay shared on X on Saturday, arguing that AI companies need more time to strengthen safety measures as the capabilities of their models advance rapidly.THREE-STEP PLAN TO SLOW AI DEVELOPMENTAmodei proposed embedding independent evaluators inside leading AI companies with employee-like access to verify safety practices.
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