Leaders of major artificial intelligence companies urged caution at the United Nations on Wednesday, warning that increasingly autonomous systems could soon outpace human oversight. During the discussions, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly pledged to slow down the development of new AI technologies to ensure they remain safe.
The high-level UN meeting also featured remarks from other industry figures, including OpenAI chief Sam Altman, who contributed to the collective call for heightened vigilance and deliberate governance regarding the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence capabilities.
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