AI executives urge UN to help regulate rapidly expanding technology
The leaders of Anthropic and OpenAI called for international action on artificial intelligence during a United Nations discussion. Dario Amodei warned of a possible risk to humanity, while Sam Altman said humanity could lose control of its future to AI.
The heads of major artificial intelligence companies have urged the United Nations to help regulate the technology they are developing, according to the South China Morning Post. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said poorly managed AI could pose a risk to humanity as a whole. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman separately warned that people could lose control of the future to artificial intelligence.
The comments were made on Wednesday, as concern grows over the rapid expansion of AI technology. The supplied material does not identify the UN forum at which the remarks were delivered. It also does not detail the specific rules or institutions the executives proposed.
Their shared message, as reported, was that international efforts should address the risks associated with AI’s development.
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