Existential Risk AI News & Updates
Barry Diller, billionaire media mogul, stated at a WSJ conference that while he trusts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's intentions, trust is irrelevant as AI development approaches AGI with unpredictable consequences. Diller emph...
AI Safety Expert Testifies on AGI Risks in Musk-OpenAI Legal Battle
Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI featured testimony from AI safety researcher Peter Russell, who warned about the dangers of an AGI arms race and the inherent tension between pursuing AGI and maintaining safety. The ca...
OpenAI Dissolves Mission Alignment Team, Reassigns Safety-Focused Researchers
OpenAI has disbanded its Mission Alignment team, which was responsible for ensuring AI systems remain safe, trustworthy, and aligned with human values. The team's former leader, Josh Achiam, has been appointed as "Chief...
DeepMind Releases Comprehensive AGI Safety Roadmap Predicting Development by 2030
Google DeepMind published a 145-page paper on AGI safety, predicting that Artificial General Intelligence could arrive by 2030 and potentially cause severe harm including existential risks. The paper contrasts DeepMind's...
Anthropic CEO Criticizes Lack of Urgency in AI Governance at Paris Summit
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticized the AI Action Summit in Paris as a "missed opportunity," calling for greater urgency in AI governance given the rapidly advancing technology. Amodei warned that AI systems will soon...