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OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Urge UN Security Council to Coordinate AI Safety Standards

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OpenAI released international AI safety standards on Monday, urging the US to lead global efforts, ahead of CEO Sam Altman's UN address. On Wednesday, Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told the UN Security Council that governments and industry should coordinate on AI safety standards and critical decisions.

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    Ahead of Sam Altman's UN address, OpenAI urges the US to lead an effort to develop global safety and security standards for building frontier systems (Maria Curi/Axios)

    Maria Curi / Axios : Ahead of Sam Altman's UN address, OpenAI urges the US to lead an effort to develop global safety and security standards for building frontier systems — OpenAI on Monday released international AI safety standards as world leaders, namely the U.S. and China, weigh how to mitigate risk.

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    Sam Altman and Dario Amodei tell the UN Security Council that governments and industry should coordinate on AI safety standards and critical decisions (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg : Sam Altman and Dario Amodei tell the UN Security Council that governments and industry should coordinate on AI safety standards and critical decisions — OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and Anthropic PBC CEO Dario Amodei urged world leaders to work together on artificial intelligence …

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