Anthropic CEO calls for slowdown in artificial intelligence development
Dario Amodei warned Saturday against the risk that AI agents could become 'capable of taking control of the internet,' days after a researcher's departure over accusations that the company downplays the technology's dangers.
Dario Amodei, the leader of American start-up Anthropic, posted a message Saturday calling for a slowdown in the speed of artificial intelligence development, according to Le Monde. He also urges better oversight of this technology's evolution.
In the message, Amodei raises the risk that artificial intelligence agents could become "capable of taking control of the internet," the newspaper reports.
This position comes just days after the departure of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who left the California start-up accusing the company of downplaying the existential risk that artificial intelligence poses to humanity, Le Monde notes.
Anthropic, founded by former members of OpenAI, develops artificial intelligence models and regularly presents itself as attentive to safety issues related to the technology. Le Monde does not detail, in the available excerpt, the full content of Amodei's message or the concrete measures he proposes.
Sources
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
Related articles
Debate Over AI Regulation Continues Following Amodei's Proposal
Anthropic CEO's plan for slowing AI development sparked industry discussion, though disagreements over regulatory approach persist, according to The Verge.
Anthropic CEO's 'Pace the Frontier' AI Safety Plan Draws Mixed Reactions
Dario Amodei's proposal for independent safety evaluators and lab coordination gains some industry backing while facing pushback from Nvidia's Jensen Huang
TikTok celebrates ten years marked by controversies and regulatory scrutiny
The social network favored by teenagers celebrates its tenth anniversary on September 20, a decade that Le Monde describes as punctuated by controversies that have made the platform a prime target for American and European regulators.
US Tech Leaders Cite China Competition to Defend Rapid AI Development
President Trump and Silicon Valley executives point to fears of China overtaking the US in artificial intelligence as a reason not to slow the technology's development, according to the Guardian.
Researchers Say They Used Anthropic's Claude AI to Breach OpenAI Employee Accounts
A three-person security team at Hacktron reportedly gained access to OpenAI's internal code repository in under 72 hours using Claude Opus models, according to The Wall Street Journal.
AI-designed viruses identified for the first time, Anthropic reports hijacking attempts
An American team has documented the first viruses created with the help of artificial intelligence, while Anthropic reports facing attempts to misuse its models.
Comments
Loading comments…