Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, which makes the Claude chatbot, published an essay calling for AI companies to slow their development pace due to concerns that advancements are outpacing researchers' ability to understand and control them. Hours later, Sam Altman from OpenAI endorsed Amodei's proposal and said his company would adopt one of Amodei’s suggested safeguards. Both CEOs stressed the need for independent third-party evaluators to help ensure AI safety measures keep up with technological progress. This push comes amid growing concerns that AI could develop capabilities posing significant risks within six to 12 months, including potentially taking over the entire internet. The call for slowing development has also received support from Elon Musk of xAI, emphasizing a collective industry effort towards responsible innovation.
