3 weeks ago
Bernie Sanders Urges AI CEOs to Pause Development
Some very smart computer programs are called artificial intelligence, or AI for short.
A senator named Bernie Sanders is worried that these programs could become dangerous.
He sent letters to the leaders of three big companies that build AI: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta.
In the letters, he asked them to stop making new AI for a while.
He said AI might be used to create dangerous viruses or act in ways people did not expect.
He reminded them that they once promised to stop if AI became too risky to control.
The companies are spending lots of money on AI, even though people cannot fully understand or control it.
Sanders wrote that it is not too late to avoid disaster.
He warned that if the companies do not stop, he and other senators may step in.
US Senator Bernie Sanders sent a letter to the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta urging them to pause AI development.
Sanders warned that he and other senators could step in if the companies fail to take action.
The letter cites AI being used to develop potentially dangerous viruses and AI models behaving unexpectedly or going rogue.
Sanders noted the companies previously said they would stop or pause AI development if it became too risky to safely control.
OpenAI recently paused development of its upcoming Astra AI model over critical cybersecurity risks.
- Who
- US Senator Bernie Sanders, along with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
- What
- Sanders urged the CEOs of leading AI companies to pause AI development over safety and potential risk concerns, warning of possible Senate intervention.
- Where
- Not specified in the article.
- When
- Not specified; the letter was recently shared with Axios, and OpenAI recently paused its Astra AI model.
- Why
- Concerns that AI could be used to develop dangerous viruses and that AI models may behave unexpectedly or go rogue, in a technology 'nobody can fully understand, predict or control.'
Key facts
- Sender
- US Senator Bernie Sanders
- Recipients
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
- Core demand
- Pause AI development over safety and potential risk concerns
- Warning
- Sanders and other senators could intervene if the companies fail to take action
- Key concerns
- AI used to develop viruses; AI models behaving unexpectedly or going rogue
- Investment cited
- Tens of billions of dollars in a technology nobody can fully understand, predict or control
- Related development
- OpenAI paused its upcoming Astra AI model over critical cybersecurity risks
Quotes
Bernie Sanders
US Senator and presidential candidate
“Mr. Altman, Mr. Amodei and Mr. Zuckerberg: In the interest of humanity, stand by your words. Pause AI development. It is not too late to avoid disaster. Stop building machines that humans cannot control”
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