Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety - and seek to shape how it's controlled

The chief executive officers of artificial intelligence companies Anthropic and OpenAI have publicly warned that cutting-edge American AI models are potentially dangerous to humanity and require external regulation. Speaking from San Francisco, the tech leaders called for advanced systems to undergo independent testing before public release.

While the executives have sounded the alarm over the risks posed by their own technologies, the warnings have raised questions from observers regarding the strategic motivations behind the push for control. Industry analysts are examining what the companies stand to gain by actively seeking to shape how AI safety is regulated.