AI leaders urge caution at UN, with Anthropic chief pledging to slow down
Summary
Leaders of major AI companies spoke to the United Nations Security Council, urging caution as AI technology becomes more powerful and could act faster than humans can control. The CEO of Anthropic said he would slow AI development to make sure it is safe, while OpenAI’s CEO asked governments and companies to work together on rules for AI.Key Facts
- AI company leaders gave a warning at the UN about the risks of autonomous AI systems growing too fast.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei promised to slow down AI development to improve safety.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for "extreme care" and cooperation among governments and companies.
- Altman warned that AI could concentrate power in too few hands and move faster than institutions.
- The discussion happened before a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, where AI will be discussed.
- Hugging Face CEO mentioned that his company was attacked by AI-driven cyber attacks but also used AI to defend itself.
- Some experts, including Canadian scientist Yoshua Bengio, said growing concern about AI should lead to action.
- OpenAI wants the United States to lead international efforts to oversee AI technology.
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