AI leaders urge caution at UN, with Anthropic chief pledging to slow down
- Leaders of major AI firms told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the technology calls for heightened vigilance, with Anthropic's CEO pledging to slow down where needed to ensure the safety of new releases.
- "This moment calls for extreme care," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in New York at an emergency meeting of the 15-member council.
- He warned that as AI systems become more capable and autonomous, they could move faster than institutions or concentrate power into too few hands.
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- Leaders of major AI firms told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the technology calls for heightened vigilance, with Anthropic's CEO pledging to slow down where needed to ensure the safety of new releases.
- "This moment calls for extreme care," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in New York at an emergency meeting of the 15-member council.
- He warned that as AI systems become more capable and autonomous, they could move faster than institutions or concentrate power into too few hands.
Sources: France 24