The creator of the “GBT Chat” program, Sam Altman, stressed the need to give countries the ability to demand a slowdown in the pace of development of artificial intelligence technologies, warning of what he described as “catastrophic risks” that may threaten humanity, in light of the great acceleration in this field.
The CEO of OpenAI called for the establishment of an international body to monitor developments in artificial intelligence, which would coordinate global efforts to deal with potential threats, and enable joint action, including slowing down development in its early stages when necessary, to ensure that societies are able to keep up with these technologies in terms of safety and flexibility.
Altman explained, in his blog post, that the goal of this body is to reduce the catastrophic risks associated with the development of artificial intelligence, by providing an international framework that allows a rapid and coordinated response to emerging challenges.
In the same context, Anthropic, a competitor to OpenAI, called for a temporary global freeze on advanced artificial intelligence research, with the aim of allowing time to develop safety standards and enhance the ability of societies to adapt to these transformations.
A number of sector officials have warned that artificial intelligence, despite its great benefits, may carry broad risks that include causing economic disruption and widespread job loss, leading to broader threats to humanity.
Despite these warnings, major technology companies continue huge investments in developing more advanced systems, at a time when Anthropic and OpenAI are moving towards offering their shares for public offering in the coming period, with expectations of valuations exceeding a trillion dollars.
