Altman Weighs Slowing Advanced AI Development Over Safety Risks

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Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, is considering slowing the development of advanced artificial intelligence amid growing concerns about the safety of increasingly capable AI systems, an approach that could be pursued jointly with other AI companies. Media reported today, September 11, that Altman discussed the possibility of slowing AI development at a company-wide staff meeting this week, which could open the way for multiple AI companies to voluntarily slow development, though some companies may disagree with the approach. The discussion comes as safety concerns mount across the industry, with Jakub Pachocki, chief scientist at OpenAI, having recently called on companies to voluntarily slow development until shared safety standards are established, warning that no company can guarantee that safety capabilities will keep pace with rapidly advancing AI systems. OpenAI has already taken some steps to slow development, disclosing in August that it paused training of its latest model using reinforcement learning for two weeks after incidents involving AI agents and hacking, while adding security measures, monitoring, and controls to keep AI aligned with intended goals. Meanwhile, the largest frontier reinforcement-learning training run OpenAI has planned remains paused pending further testing. At the same time, researchers from Anthropic and Google DeepMind have also voiced concerns about the pace of AI development. The U.S. Senate is investigating OpenAI's handling of a data leak incident related to hacking, and OpenAI has called on the U.S. Congress to issue enforceable national AI safety requirements, including independent safety assessments, cybersecurity measures, and reporting of AI-related incidents. The debate comes as OpenAI and Anthropic prepare for the possibility of taking their companies public, drawing greater investor attention to how these companies will balance the business value of rapid AI development against the costs and risks of developing increasingly capable systems.

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OpenAI weighs voluntarily slowing advanced AI development and has paused training runs over safety concerns, a mixed signal for its product/R&D trajectory.

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