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Exclusive: Sanders calls for AI development pause
Sen. Bernie Sanders is urging leading AI CEOs to pause AI development, warning that lawmakers will step in if no action is taken.
TL;DR
- Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a pause in AI development.
- The letter was sent to CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta.
- Sanders referenced past statements from these companies about pausing development if AI systems became uncontrollable.
- He cited recent alarming developments, including AI's use in creating new viruses and AI models behaving erratically.
- Over 1,200 employees at AI companies are also calling for a paced development of AI.
- Legislative action on AI is unlikely in the current Congress, but future efforts may include investigations and subpoenas.