Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
Obama urged Democrats to make AI a central agenda with a clear safeguards plan, amid Amodei's independent-evaluator safety proposal.
Speaking at a Democratic fundraising event with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, former President Barack Obama said Democrats must build a clear plan and public framework on AI's economic and safety impacts once they regain the House majority, warning the fast-moving technology in private hands 'can be dangerous.' Obama has offered himself as a sounding board to AI executives, speaking with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Amodei separately outlined a 'pacing the frontier' approach including independent safety evaluators with access to leading labs and common safety standards, which Altman said OpenAI would also commit to, while Trump emphasized winning the AI race.
- Obama: Democrats must make AI a central agenda with a clear safeguards framework.
- Obama has spoken directly with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
- Amodei's 'pacing the frontier' plan includes independent safety evaluators and common standards.
- Altman said OpenAI will commit to independent evaluators with employee-like access.
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Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety.
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