OpenAI and Anthropic leaders urge caution on AI at UN

Summarised from 6 outlets · 7 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 11:04 · Archive

OpenAI and Anthropic leaders have urged the UN to establish global standards for safe AI development.

Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic addressed the UN Security Council, calling for international cooperation and risk evaluation standards. Amodei pledged to slow development to ensure safety, warning that poorly managed AI could pose a risk to humanity. Meanwhile, OpenAI and Anthropic have been summoned to a UK parliamentary hearing over concerns that Britain's AI regulations are not yet fit for the future.

How it is being reported

• White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US reviewU.K. leaders are calling for a shared set of global principles, even as the White House seeks first access to new models for testing.Politico Europe · 24 Sept, 18:02
• 'Risk to humanity': At UN, tech leaders urge caution in AI developmentThe heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. “If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,” said Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic.France 24 · 24 Sept, 10:38
• OpenAI and Anthropic bosses push UN for global terms on AIOpenAI's Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue.BBC Technology · 23 Sept, 23:23
• Tech leaders call for international cooperation to ensure safe AI development at U.N. meetingOpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei are among the artificial intelligence executives briefing the U.N. Security Council amid warnings about AI's possible threat to humanity. Fortune magazine reporter Eva Roytburg joins CBS News to discuss.CBS News · 23 Sept, 22:48
• AI leaders urge caution at UN, with Anthropic chief pledging to slow downLeaders of some of the world's biggest AI companies urged caution at the United Nations on Wednesday, warning that increasingly autonomous systems could outpace human oversight. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pledged to slow development to ensure new AI systems are safe, while OpenAI chief Sam Altman called for 'extreme care'.France 24 · 23 Sept, 22:46
• OpenAI and Anthropic summoned to parliament on fears UK AI rules ‘not fit for future’OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Deepmind and Meta have been summoned to an urgent parliamentary hearing on AI safety, as MPs warn Britain’s rules around the technology are “not yet fit for the future”. Liam Byrne, chair of the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, has invited senior representatives from all four AI giants to appear before [...]City AM · 22 Sept, 11:57
• OpenAI, Anthropic held talks to ‘stress-test’ each other’s AI models: reportThe two sides began negotiations a “legally binding deal” earlier this year – before high-profile incidents such as OpenAI’s accidental hack of rival firm Hugging Face occurred, The Information reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the talks.New York Post · 21 Sept, 18:51

In this story: OpenAI · Anthropic · Sam Altman · Dario Amodei · United Nations · Hugging Face · UK Parliament

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