OpenAI's Friar pushes for 'need to take safety seriously' on AI
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar stated that the company is committed to prioritizing AI safety and is willing to pace development if necessary. This comes amid growing industry-wide concerns regarding the potential risks of advanced AI models.
Why it matters
The debate over AI safety versus development speed is shaping regulatory discussions and corporate strategy for the world's leading AI labs.
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC's Jim Cramer she's not worried about slowing the pace of frontier artificial intelligence development.
"Even if we stop today, the amount of intelligence that's available in the world is massive," Friar said.
OpenAI will decide on investments based on a "strong ROI," even if the technology's development has to be paced, she added.
Friar's comments come as the debate about the safety of AI has exploded over the last week, sparked by a former Anthropic researcher who quit his job and warned that the rapidly-evolving technology could "kill us all by the end of the decade."
In the days since, concerns around AI's ability to harm have reached a fever pitch in and out of Washington, with Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, SpaceX Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreeing with calls for an industry-wide slowdown.
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