A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
The Verge chronicles the history of AI executives, from Samuel Butler and Turing-era warnings to Altman and Musk, publicly calling for AI regulation.
The article traces recurring calls for AI regulation, from Samuel Butler's 1863 warnings and Alan Turing's 1951 lecture to Bill Joy's 2000 essay and Microsoft's 2018 facial recognition stance. Modern examples include Elon Musk's 2017 remarks to US governors, the 2023 Future of Life Institute pause letter, and Sam Altman's 2023 Senate testimony. It argues such appeals from industry leaders who profit from AI warrant skepticism.
- Altman, Amodei, Hassabis, Nadella, and Musk recently agreed AI needs regulation
- Historical precedents include Butler (1863), Turing (1951), and Bill Joy (2000)
- Modern pattern began with Musk's 2017 governor remarks and 2023 pause letter
- Author urges skepticism toward executives who profit while calling for regulation
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Over the past few days, a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money from AI all publicly agreed that it's time to make everyone slow down before we lose control - including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and X CEO Elon Musk.
By Sean Hollister · theverge.com
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