Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for a slowdown in AI development to allow for better safety evaluations and regulatory oversight. He proposes a three-step plan involving third-party model testing, industry-wide safety standards, and international cooperation to manage the risks of rapid AI progress.
Why it matters
The call from a major AI industry leader to 'pump the brakes' signals growing concern over the safety and geopolitical implications of unchecked artificial intelligence development.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the time has come to slow down AI development and will give third-party evaluators like METR access to its models to help ensure its “adherence to safety practices and commitments.” In a winding essay, Amodei proposed a three-step plan to “pace the frontier” — jargon that simply means to slow the pace of training and development to give companies time to build safeguards and regulators to evaluate models.
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