AI giants pledge to act over fears tech is developing too fast

AI safety pledge
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- The Register·2h agoAnthropic and OpenAI look to Uncle Sam to make them too big to fail
American model devs are trying to convince Washington to cement their dominance
Read at The Register → - NPR News Now·6h agoAnthropic co-founder says slowing AI is a 'collective action problem'
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark discusses growing concerns about artificial intelligence, recent warning signs and what he says companies should do to reduce the risks.
Read at NPR News Now → - BBC Business·11h agoTrump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
The US president's comments come after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC an AI "kill switch" may need to be mandatory.
Read at BBC Business → - The Verge·17h agoWhat execs and politicians are saying about slowing down AI development
Dario Amodei kicked off a flood of statements over the past few days about AI safety by publishing a long essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier" detailing why AI development should be slowed down. Other AI leaders and politicians are speaking out in favor of or opposing his…
Read at The Verge → - NYT Business·1d agoTech Stocks Shudder in Response to Calls to Slow A.I. Progress
Companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence in Asia, Europe and the United States posted declines after tech leaders expressed worries about the safety of “frontier” A.I. technology.
Read at NYT Business → - Silicon Republic·1d agoOpenAI to push IPO plans amid AI safety concerns
'Right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public,' Sam Altman said.
Read at Silicon Republic → - Guardian World·1d agoAI-linked stocks fall after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
Shares in tech firms tumble across Asia with Nasdaq also likely to dip later after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back call Business news – live updates AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in “reckless”…
Read at Guardian World → - Gizmodo AU·1d agoAltman Says OpenAI Won’t IPO This Year
The OpenAI CEO said it's because he'd rather deal with AI safety concerns as a private company.
Read at Gizmodo AU → - Inc Magazine·1d agoOpenAI’s Hotly Anticipated IPO Will Have to Wait. Sam Altman Explains Why
Mounting worries about increasingly powerful AI models make this an ‘ill-advised’ time to go public, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Read at Inc Magazine → - National Post·1d agoTrump says ‘whoever wins AI wins’ as tech CEOs hit the brakes
Anthropic PBC boss joined the chorus of current and former AI researchers calling on the industry to slow down and saying that the effort requires industry and global coordination
Read at National Post → - Guardian Tech·1d ago‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown
From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back slowdown on ‘reckless’ AI development Editorial: controlling AI – humanity cannot outsource its survival The safety…
Read at Guardian Tech → - Forbes Business·2d agoWith His Calls For An AI Slowdown, Dario Amodei Doth Protest Too Much
For AI companies who’ve yet to go public, AI’s dangerous mystery is seemingly its life.
Read at Forbes Business → - DW News EN·2d agoAnthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI slowdown
Elon Musk and OpenAI chief Sam Altman say they agree with Amodei's view that safety measures need time to catch up to AI's rapid development, after a recent hacking incident by AI agents.
Read at DW News EN → - Financial Times·2d agoRivals Altman and Musk rally behind Dario Amodei’s call for an AI slowdown
Warring tech bosses unite behind warnings that humans could lose control of the technology
Read at Financial Times → - Sky News Home·2d agoAI giants pledge to act over fears tech is developing too fast
Tech bosses Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the head of Anthropic to have permanent third-party reviewers inside "frontier" AI companies.
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