AI Workers Ask U.S. Government for Tools to Slow AI Before a Crisis
The 1200+ signatories include researchers and executives directly involved in building some of the world’s most advanced AI systems. OpenAI and Anthropic are competing to advance that technology, yet Sam Altman and Dario Amodei both support preparing for the possibility that its development may eventually need to slow. Official backing from both companies strengthens the warning at the center of the proposal: competitive pressure could prevent even the leading AI developers from responding effectively on their own.
- ▪The 1200+ signatories include researchers and executives directly involved in building some of the world’s most advanced AI systems.
- ▪OpenAI and Anthropic are competing to advance that technology, yet Sam Altman and Dario Amodei both support preparing for the possibility that its development may eventually need to slow.
- ▪Official backing from both companies strengthens the warning at the center of the proposal: competitive pressure could prevent even the leading AI developers from responding effectively on their own.
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The 1200+ signatories include researchers and executives directly involved in building some of the world’s most advanced AI systems. OpenAI and Anthropic are competing to advance that technology, yet Sam Altman and Dario Amodei both support preparing for the possibility that its development may eventually need to slow. Official backing from both companies strengthens the warning at the center of the proposal: competitive pressure could prevent even the leading AI developers from responding effectively on their own. Their agreement does not determine when pacing should begin or prove that the proposed system would work, but it makes the need for international preparation harder for governments to dismiss.
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