OpenAI boss Sam Altman on Monday doubled down on his warnings about the safety risks of AI — even as the Chinese government called such alarm bells from US companies “fear mongering” it likened to “Cold War” tactics.
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it → double → tactics
“There are two ways AI progress could go very badly and that we must avoid.
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we → be → that
First, we could lose control of the future to AI.
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we → lose → AI
This is unacceptable; we are unapologetically on Team Humanity,” Altman wrote in a post on X just after midnight Monday.
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Altman → write → midnight
“Second, we could end up in a world with too much concentration of power.
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we → end → power
If an extraordinarily powerful AI is used by one person or company to impress their worldview onto everyone else, the results could be extremely dystopian.”
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results → use → everyone
The US and China have been locked in a fierce battle to pull ahead in the AI race, as tech leaders have warned that more powerful AI could allow China superior surveillance tactics, military battleground power and cybersecurity hacking capabilities.
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AI → lock → tactics
“Fear mongering, confrontation, competition will just disrupt [the] process of global AI governance,” Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, said Monday, according to a translation by Reuters.
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Jiakun → disrupt → Reuters
An editorial by the state-backed Global Times compared calls for China to slow its AI advancements to a “Cold War” tactic.
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China → back → tactic
At a summit in New Delhi over the weekend, President Xi Jinping said China will take the lead when it comes to fostering global AI collaboration among developing countries.
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it → say → countries
President Trump shrugged off the concerns, saying Sunday that those predictions “won’t happen” and that the US is beating China in the AI race.
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US → shrug → race
On Monday, tech stocks around the world slumped as investors grew concerned that companies have sunk too much money into AI advancements and could see their profits tank if they are forced to slow development.
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they → slump → development
Nvidia, AMD, SpaceX and Amazon plunged 3.7%, 5.2%, 1.4% and 2%, respectively.
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Nvidia → plunge → ?
In Europe, ASML, Infineon and Siemens Energy fell 5.6%, 6.5% and 7.3%, respectively.
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ASML → fall → Europe
Asian stocks like SoftBank, TSMC and SK Hynix plummeted 13.5%, 2.4% and 6.3%, respectively.
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stocks → plummet → SoftBank
In another tweet Monday, Altman gave his most detailed suggestions yet for the implementation of global AI safeguards, saying there needs to be federal regulations and suggesting ideas like independent auditors.
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Altman → give → auditors
“Every frontier lab must deliver on this, and there is no reason any of us should come to work if we cannot,” Altman wrote.
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Altman → deliver → work
“We think shared standards for misalignment, monitoring, and safety will lead to better outcomes.
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standards → think → outcomes
We look forward to collaborating with our colleagues across the industry to formulate the best version of these,” he added.
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he → look → these
“When we talk about ‘pacing,’ we do not mean ‘stopping.’
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we → talk → pacing
Progress has been rapid and will continue to be.
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Progress → continue → ?
He added that government intervention will be crucial to secure international cooperation from global AI and tech firms – but this could prove a serious challenge.
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this → add → firms
Anthropic and OpenAI had been gearing up for massive stock market debuts as early as this fall, but Altman said on Saturday that OpenAI would not be going public in 2026 due to safety concerns.
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OpenAI → gear → concerns
In his essay over the weekend, Anthropic’s Amodei discussed the risks of recursive self-improvement, or RSI, which is when AI models become smart enough to progress independently.
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models → discuss → improvement
“Since roughly this summer, AI has been advancing drastically faster, driven primarily by AI’s growing ability to build the next generation of AI,” Amodei wrote.
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Amodei → advance → AI
“Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully, if at all.”
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it → leave → systems
He suggested a three-step plan that would not sacrifice “commercial advantage or the United States’ lead in AI.”
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that → suggest → AI
The plan requires each top AI company to give “employee-like access” to external evaluators.
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plan → require → evaluators
He said Anthropic is now committing to this safeguard, and he also urged AI labs to create common safety standards, limit the rate of unchecked AI progress and work together around the world.
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he → say → world
But he acknowledged that this need for global cooperation could be the biggest problem, warning that some nations might not want to work together.
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nations → acknowledge → cooperation
“I think that’s going to be very difficult because the incentives to pull ahead and the military advantage that you get from that are so large.
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you → think → that
And honestly, I don’t know if it’s possible, but we should try,” Amodei told CBS News’ “Sunday Morning.”
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Amodei → know → Morning
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned of two ways AI could go "very badly" for humans.
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AI → warn → humans
The movie's plot is robots and artificial technology eradicating humans on the planet.
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robots → eradicate → planet
Skynet, the company that created the artificial technology, started the nuclear war that began the demise of humans on the planet.
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that → create → planet
China shrugged off the warnings, comparing it to "fear mongering" and "Cold War" tactics.
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China → shrug → mongering
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei shared a lengthy essay over the weekend on AI safeguards.
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Amodei → share → safeguards
