OpenAI's Altman, Elon Musk Back Calls to Slow 'Reckless' AI Development
The rare show of unity followed safety warnings from Anthropic's Dario Amodei and AI researchers, according to The Guardian.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed a call from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to "slow the pace" of artificial intelligence development, The Guardian reported.
Amodei had warned that an "AI swarm" could otherwise become capable of "taking over the entire internet" within a year, according to the report, which described the alignment between rival technology leaders as a rare show of unity following a series of warnings from AI researchers.
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- OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development — The Guardian — Business
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