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Experts are sounding the alarm on advanced AI development... and calling for an industry-wide slowdown. Are they being paranoid about AI takeover? Or should we be concerned?
J Studios/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption J Studios/Getty Images AI is in the news again – for its potential to end civilization. A researcher at Anthropic resigned very publicly last week, citing concerns about the accelerating capabilities of AI and what he called "irresponsible" behavior from major AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI. Following his resignation, the leaders of both companies called for an internationally cooperative, industry-wide slowdown on advanced AI development.
And Wednesday, OpenAI disclosed six more incidents of "unexpected or concerning model behavior" and debuted a new framework for reporting misalignments. So, given all these events, how worried should we be about the future of AI? And what safety measures are – or could be – set in place to safeguard humanity?
NPR's power and policy reporter Huo Jingnan reports. Interested in more science and technology news? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org .
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