Sam Altman Tells OpenAI Staff Company May Slow Cutting-Edge AI Development, Hopes Rivals Will Follow
OpenAI is considering slowing down the pace of its cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) development, and chief executive Sam Altman is hoping other AI companies will follow suit. What Altman told staff? In a companywide meeting this week, Altman told employees that OpenAI could potentially pace its AI development, possibly in coordination with several other AI labs, though he acknowledged…
In a recent companywide meeting at OpenAI, chief executive Sam Altman suggested that the company may slow down its development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI), possibly in coordination with other AI labs, according to Bloomberg. This potential slowdown in AI development is a response to growing public concerns around the escalating risks of advanced AI systems.
OpenAI has already taken steps to address safety concerns, including slowing down parts of its model development and pausing certain internal AI training in recent months. The company's chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, recently expressed his worries about the dangers of AI in a post, calling for coordination between AI companies to slow down future development.
The unease within the AI industry intensified this week when AI researcher Jacob Coxon quit his job and accused his former employers, Anthropic and OpenAI, of "gambling with our lives" by racing towards superintelligent AI. Coxon's comments, which went viral, garnered over 150 million views and drew attention from lawmakers and public figures.
Two other researchers who recently left roles at Anthropic and Google's DeepMind also voiced concerns about the rapid pace of AI development, urging AI makers to be more transparent. The potential industry-wide slowdown in AI development could face regulatory challenges, as OpenAI has asked members of Congress for guidance on the legality of such a move under antitrust law.
Written by urgent.news from Free Press Journal's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
