OpenAI and Anthropic bosses push UN for global terms on AI

The CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face have urged the United Nations to establish global standards for artificial intelligence (AI) development. These executives, including Altman, Amodei, and Delangue, emphasized the need for common risk evaluation standards, safeguards, and oversight protocols. They argued that international coordination is essential to address the rapid pace of AI advancement and its potential societal risks.

However, Michael Kratsios, a former Uber executive and technology advisor to US President Donald Trump, disagreed. Kratsios acknowledged the risks posed by AI but believed that increased speed of development and the resulting dangers did not warrant immediate regulation or global governance. Altman and other AI leaders argued that the most crucial decisions should not be made by labs in tech hubs like San Francisco alone.

They proposed establishing national and international AI standards for measuring capabilities, assessing risks, implementing safeguards, and ensuring human oversight. Additionally, they advocated for swift incident reporting and classification protocols to learn from failures and prevent catastrophes. Despite differing opinions on the urgency of AI regulation, all three executives agreed that managing these risks requires a collective, global effort.