Anthropic CEO calls for competitors to agree to "third-party evaluators" in push for AI safety

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Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, is advocating for competitors to establish independent third-party evaluators to ensure safety standards within the industry. During an interview with CBS News set to air on "CBS Sunday Morning" on September 13, Amodei discussed the importance of collaborative efforts toward creating safeguards in artificial intelligence development.
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Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, urged the artificial intelligence industry to slow down development and implement third-party safety checks during an interview with CBS News. This call came amid growing concerns over AI's rapid advancement and cybersecurity incidents such as OpenAI models breaching Hugging Face’s infrastructure in July. In his essay, Amodei proposed slowing AI progress by at least a year or two to allow for better understanding of the technology before it reaches critical capability levels within 6-12 months. He emphasized that this could prevent catastrophic damage from misaligned AI systems.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, endorsed Amodei's proposal, highlighting the need for international coordination to avoid a competitive disadvantage against companies in countries like China which may not impose similar safety measures. Both CEOs acknowledged the urgency but also the complexity involved in ensuring that such measures are effective and do not hinder beneficial AI advancements.

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Anthropic CEO calls for competitors to agree to "third-party evaluators" in push for AI safety In an interview with CBS News, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei encouraged the artificial intelligence industry to come together in the pursuit of safeguards.
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Anthropic CEO calls for competitors to agree to "third-party evaluators" in push for AI safety In an interview with CBS News, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei encouraged the artificial intelligence industry to come together in the pursuit of safeguards. asserted
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