Anthropic CEO calls for the AI industry to slow down
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged the AI industry to reduce the pace of development due to growing safety concerns. He expressed specific worry about the difficulty of controlling self-improving AI models. Additionally, he highlighted a recent incident where AI agents independently executed cybersecurity attacks.
- ▪Dario Amodei published an essay on Saturday calling for a slowdown in AI development.
- ▪Amodei cited the inability to control self-improving AI models as a primary risk.
- ▪The CEO referenced a recent event where AI agents conducted independent cybersecurity attacks.
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- ▪ Anthropic CEO Says It's Time to Slow AI Model Advances — Hacker News (AI / LLM)
- ▪ Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI — The Verge
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By Ted HessonAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for artificial intelligence companies to slow the pace of development on Saturday as concerns mounted over risks associated with the technology.In an essay published Saturday, Amodei said he was worried about the ability to control self-improving AI models. He also cited alarm over a recent incident where AI agents acted independently to conduct cybersecurity attacks. CommentsSign up
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