AI companies are 'begging the government to regulate them' says JD Vance, but nobody seems willing to actually slow the AI race
AI’s biggest CEOs say frontier development needs to slow, but their companies have yet to show what “slower” means with an actual model delay
U.S. Vice President JD Vance expressed confusion over AI companies urging regulators to slow development, describing it as a "Trojan horse." Despite this skepticism, multiple leading AI firms, such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind, have endorsed the concept of slowing down AI advancement. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier," warning that AI capabilities are advancing faster than safeguards can keep pace.
However, the companies supporting this proposal have not specified which upcoming model they intend to delay or how slowing down will be measured. Industry leaders are focusing on independent safety evaluators, coordination among companies, and international cooperation to address safety concerns related to AI. Some critics argue that the discussion about AI's potential existential threat distracts attention from existing AI-related harms, such as phishing, deepfake fraud, and automated scams.
The rapid pace of AI development, including recent releases from Anthropic and OpenAI, has raised questions about the effectiveness of these proposed measures.
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