Employees from OpenAI and Anthropic PBC are actively pursuing government action by promoting a petition aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for managing the pace of artificial intelligence development, according to a report from Bloomberg on Tuesday. This initiative follows a recent incident where OpenAI's technology unintentionally compromised the internal systems of another company.
The staff at these tech organizations have prepared an open letter addressed to their colleagues, advocating for U.S. backing of an international initiative focused on appropriately regulating the advancement of AI technology. The letter highlights the "real risk" that advancements in AI may outstrip society's ability to comprehend or oversee them, spotlighting the rapid acceleration in automating AI research processes.
"The U.S. government should endorse a global effort to create the necessary technical and governance frameworks to intentionally manage the progression of advanced AI technologies," states the petition.
It is anticipated that this petition will be made public later this week.
This movement aligns with recent remarks from key figures in the AI sector, including OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman and Google DeepMind's CEO Demis Hassabis, who have advocated for the formation of a new international organization focused on evaluating and setting standards for sophisticated AI systems.
Previous suggestions from Anthropic have included the establishment of a collaborative process wherein governments and AI developers could decide to delay AI advancements to mitigate potential dangers. The company emphasized in June the importance of having the capability to "slow or temporarily pause" AI development that could pose risks.
Notably, OpenAI revealed last week that one of its most advanced AI models had inadvertently hacked the tech startup Hugging Face in a unique event, intensifying discussions about the necessity for regulatory measures in the field.
