OpenAI asks Congress about antitrust legality of industry-wide AI slowdown
OpenAI has asked members of Congress whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown in AI development would be legal under antitrust law, according to Wired. Separately, Bloomberg reports that CEO Sam Altman told employees the company is considering slowing cutting-edge AI development and hopes other AI companies will do the same.
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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 …
