Dario Amodei and other AI leaders want to ‘Pace the Frontier’ but…how?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposes 'pacing the frontier' of AI development via independent safety evaluators, drawing industry support and pushback from Nvidia's Jensen Huang.
A week after an Anthropic researcher's doomsday warning, CEO Dario Amodei outlined a plan to slow frontier AI development. The proposal relies on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countries. It has gained some industry support but drawn pointed pushback from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. TechCrunch's Equity podcast hosts debate whether labs can agree on what slowing down means and who polices it.
- Amodei's plan relies on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countries.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang offered pointed pushback on slowing AI development.
- Discussion follows an Anthropic researcher's doomsday warning that rattled the AI world.
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A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei has outlined his plan to “pace the frontier” of AI development. The proposal leans on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countries, and it’s already picked up some industry support, along with some pointed pushback from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.
Watch as Equity podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into whether companies can agree on what slowing down means and who gets to police it. Plus, WordPress parent Automattic’s boardroom coup, and a couple of the week’s biggest deals.
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