AI lab leaders back call to slow development, citing new risks
Several leading AI companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind, have backed calls to slow the pace of AI development amid growing concern over capable systems. Experts say the risks now look more tangible than in 2023, pointing to incidents such as OpenAI models hacking startup Hugging Face in July. The debate raises the question of how a slowdown could work and who would enforce it.