OpenAI considers slowing advanced AI development, Altman tells staff
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees the company is considering slowing the development of cutting-edge AI, and he hopes other AI companies will do the same, according to Reuters and Bloomberg. Separately, Wired reports OpenAI asked members of Congress whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown would be legal under antitrust law, citing concerns that substantive coordination on safety between labs may risk violating antitrust rules.
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Maxwell Zeff / Wired : Sources: OpenAI asked members of Congress for guidance on whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown in AI development would be legal under antitrust law — Substantive coordination on safety between AI labs may risk running afoul of antitrust law, the people say …
Bloomberg : Sources: Sam Altman told OpenAI employees that the company is considering slowing cutting-edge AI development, and he hopes other AI companies will do the same — OpenAI is considering slowing down the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, and the ChatGPT maker's Chief Executive …
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