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Musk, Altman Back Anthropic CEO’s Call to Slow AI Development
Dario Amodei, who leads Anthropic, wrote that artificial intelligence development should slow down.
Sam Altman of OpenAI said he agreed with Amodei.
Elon Musk of xAI also said Amodei was right.
Altman said OpenAI would welcome outside experts to check AI safety.
These outside experts are called third-party safety evaluators.
The three leaders are all involved in developing AI.
Their agreement is notable because they are major figures in the global AI race.
The article does not say that development will actually stop or slow down immediately.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing artificial intelligence development in a cautionary blog post.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman said he agreed with Amodei on X.
Altman said OpenAI would welcome third-party safety evaluators, following Amodei’s lead.
xAI chief Elon Musk also endorsed Amodei’s position, writing, “Dario is right.”
The agreement brought together three prominent figures leading the global artificial intelligence push.
- Who
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and xAI chief Elon Musk.
- What
- The three AI leaders agreed that artificial intelligence development should slow down, with Altman supporting third-party safety evaluations.
- Where
- The statements were made in an Anthropic blog post and posts on X.
- When
- Saturday, according to the article.
- Why
- Amodei raised caution about AI development, prompting agreement from Altman and Musk.
Key facts
- Initial call
- Dario Amodei urged a slowdown in artificial intelligence development in a cautionary blog post.
- Sam Altman’s response
- Altman wrote on X, “I agree with Dario.”
- Elon Musk’s response
- Musk wrote, “Dario is right.”
- Safety evaluations
- Altman said OpenAI would welcome third-party safety evaluators.
- Companies represented
- Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI.
- People involved
- Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk.
Quotes
Sam Altman
Chief executive of OpenAI
“I agree with Dario,”
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“Dario is right,”
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