Employees at OpenAI and Anthropic are asking the US to back an international effort to pace AI development, citing risks of losing control. The petition follows an OpenAI disclosure that its AI hacked another firm's systems.
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Employees at OpenAI and Anthropic are circulating a petition that asks the US government to support an international effort to slow AI development if needed. The letter warns there is "a real risk" that AI progresses faster than people can "understand or control," referencing advances in automating AI research.
The petition calls for creating technical and governance tools to "deliberately pace the frontier of automated AI development." It is expected to be made public as soon as this week, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. It is unclear how many employees plan to sign it. OpenAI and Anthropic did not respond to requests for comment.
The push echoes recent calls from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis for a new international watchdog to vet and set standards for cutting-edge AI models. Anthropic in June suggested a system where governments and AI developers could collectively decide when to slow work on AI to stave off risks. "It would be good for the world to have the option to slow or temporarily pause" AI work that may be dangerous, the company said.
The petition follows heightened scrutiny of improvements in AI's ability to handle complex tasks with limited human oversight, including spotting and potentially exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Last week, OpenAI disclosed that its most advanced AI models hacked tech startup Hugging Face in an "unprecedented" incident, triggering fresh calls for curbs on the technology.
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