"We Must Pace the Frontier" says Anthropic CEO 🛑; Backlash by Trump
On Sept 12, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published "We Must Pace the Frontier" . This sentiment on slowing down the progress of AI was joined by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and xAI’s Elon Musk.
He calls for cooperation between AI companies, government entities and more, outlining a framework requiring:
Embedded Evaluators needing Verifiability, Transparency, Second Opinions.
Democratic Coordination
Global Coordination
Their message: AI capabilities are outrunning safeguards. ⚡
Dario cites the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident (OAI-HF) as a clear example of what could happen, where: "a swarm that possessed greater capabilities but a similar level of misalignment could have caused catastrophic damage".
Read more about the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident (OAI-HF):
Incident Technical Report by METR: metr.org
Open AI's Statement: The Hugging Face incident and the road ahead
On Monday, Donald Trump rejected the call outright. Framing AI as the ultimate geopolitical prize, he declared: "Whoever wins AI, wins." In his Truth Social post, he dismissed safety warnings as fear-mongering and conspiracy, arguing hesitation would only cede leadership to China.
⚖️ Others argue that Anthropic is doing so while they are ahead in an attempt to cut off other competitors.
👇 Drop your take. Who do you trust?