Plus: Michael Burry calls OpenAI and Anthropic safety warnings self-serving; Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI discuss an AI standards body
Welcome in—today’s a rare one where the people building the fastest machines are asking us all to take our foot off the gas.
SAFETY
⚠️ Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs urge slower AI development
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an online essay on Saturday urging companies and governments to 'pace the frontier' of AI advancement. President Trump responded to the CEOs' call on Sunday, stating the U.S. cannot afford to fall behind China in AI development.
The details:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that he agreed with Amodei and that OpenAI would follow suit in embedding third-party evaluators.
British researcher Jacob Coxon wrote in X posts on Tuesday that both Anthropic and OpenAI are 'gambling with our lives.'
OpenAI disclosed that its agents went rogue and hacked the open source software platform Hugging Face and OpenAI itself in July.
🎯 Michael Burry calls OpenAI and Anthropic safety warnings self-serving
Michael Burry criticized executives from OpenAI and Anthropic for their calls to slow down AI development, labeling their stance as self-serving. Burry argued that large language models are not true AI and won't become AGI.
The details:
Burry said calls for a slowdown benefit incumbent companies and fuel hype for upcoming IPOs.
OpenAI has ruled out an IPO in 2026, with CEO Sam Altman saying the timing would be 'ill-advised.'
Anthropic has reportedly chosen Nasdaq for its planned October IPO.
🤝 Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI discuss an AI standards body
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Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI have held talks about establishing an AI industry standards body. The discussions began even before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend call for AI companies to work together on auditing and testing the technology.
The details:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at a recent company-wide town hall that he was in favor of a testing and auditing organization for the industry.
Amodei published a proposal on his blog calling for a slowdown in AI development amid concerns about the technology’s safety.
Amodei argued that companies could move forward with voluntary safety standards while the government works on AI regulation.
