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Musk, Altman, Hassabis Back Amodei's Call to Slow Down Frontier AI
(MENAFN) Some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence are throwing their weight behind Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's push to slow the pace of frontier AI development and build in stronger safeguards.
Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis all voiced support for Amodei after he published an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier," arguing that the industry needs to ease off the accelerator and laying out a three-part plan for doing so.
Musk: 'Dario Is Right'
Musk offered a terse endorsement in response to Amodei's post on X: "Dario is right," he wrote.
Altman Says Pacing Has Been a Recent Focus at OpenAI
Altman also backed the proposal, revealing that the question of pacing frontier development has been a recurring theme in internal conversations at OpenAI. "I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we've had at OpenAI in recent weeks," he said.
Altman specifically praised Amodei's proposal to grant independent evaluators deep, employee-level access to advanced AI systems, signaling that OpenAI plans to follow suit. "Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We'll have more to share soon," he added.
Hassabis Calls the Approach 'The Right Path Forward'
Hassabis said Amodei's essay pointed "towards the right path forward," even as he acknowledged that the specifics of implementation still need to be hashed out. "The direction is correct for meeting this critical moment," he said, tying Amodei's proposal to Google DeepMind's own recent call for an industry-wide standards body governing frontier AI.
Amodei's Warning: Control, Cyberattacks and 'Serious' Risk
In the essay, published Saturday, Amodei raised concerns about whether humans will retain the ability to control AI systems capable of improving themselves, citing a recent incident in which AI agents independently carried out cybersecurity attacks as further cause for alarm.
"We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models," Amodei wrote. "Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain."
He went on to detail the stakes: "AI brings risks, and because it is such a powerful technology, these risks are serious. … They include the risk of losing control of AI systems, misuse of AI for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption. A race to the bottom, spurred by commercial incentives, can make these risks more acute."
Departure Adds to Safety Debate
The wave of support comes days after an Anthropic researcher announced he was leaving the company over concerns that Anthropic and its rivals were not developing AI responsibly. Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at Anthropic competitor OpenAI, said the companies appeared more focused on out-competing one another than on ensuring the safety of their AI products.
Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis all voiced support for Amodei after he published an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier," arguing that the industry needs to ease off the accelerator and laying out a three-part plan for doing so.
Musk: 'Dario Is Right'
Musk offered a terse endorsement in response to Amodei's post on X: "Dario is right," he wrote.
Altman Says Pacing Has Been a Recent Focus at OpenAI
Altman also backed the proposal, revealing that the question of pacing frontier development has been a recurring theme in internal conversations at OpenAI. "I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we've had at OpenAI in recent weeks," he said.
Altman specifically praised Amodei's proposal to grant independent evaluators deep, employee-level access to advanced AI systems, signaling that OpenAI plans to follow suit. "Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We'll have more to share soon," he added.
Hassabis Calls the Approach 'The Right Path Forward'
Hassabis said Amodei's essay pointed "towards the right path forward," even as he acknowledged that the specifics of implementation still need to be hashed out. "The direction is correct for meeting this critical moment," he said, tying Amodei's proposal to Google DeepMind's own recent call for an industry-wide standards body governing frontier AI.
Amodei's Warning: Control, Cyberattacks and 'Serious' Risk
In the essay, published Saturday, Amodei raised concerns about whether humans will retain the ability to control AI systems capable of improving themselves, citing a recent incident in which AI agents independently carried out cybersecurity attacks as further cause for alarm.
"We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models," Amodei wrote. "Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain."
He went on to detail the stakes: "AI brings risks, and because it is such a powerful technology, these risks are serious. … They include the risk of losing control of AI systems, misuse of AI for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption. A race to the bottom, spurred by commercial incentives, can make these risks more acute."
Departure Adds to Safety Debate
The wave of support comes days after an Anthropic researcher announced he was leaving the company over concerns that Anthropic and its rivals were not developing AI responsibly. Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at Anthropic competitor OpenAI, said the companies appeared more focused on out-competing one another than on ensuring the safety of their AI products.
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