OpenAI and Anthropic employees are circulating a petition calling on the US government to support the establishment of a mechanism to intentionally control the pace of artificial intelligence development when necessary to prevent technology from progressing too fast. A few days ago, OpenAI revealed that its tools had accidentally hacked another company's internal systems. People familiar with the matter said that employees of several leading AI laboratories have shared this open letter with colleagues, urging the US to support an international effort to set the pace for the development of more advanced AI systems if necessary. The petition shows that as AI research automation progresses, it is “indeed possible” that artificial intelligence will evolve faster than humans can “understand or control” it. “The U.S. government should support international cooperation to develop the necessary technology and governance tools to consciously control the pace of automated AI development,” the petition reads.

OpenAI and Anthropic employees are circulating a petition calling on the US government to support the establishment of a mechanism to intentionally control the pace of artificial intelligence development when necessary to prevent technology from progressing too fast. A few days ago, OpenAI revealed that its tools had accidentally hacked another company's internal systems. People familiar with the matter said that employees of several leading AI laboratories have shared this open letter with colleagues, urging the US to support an international effort to set the pace for the development of more advanced AI systems if necessary. The petition shows that as AI research automation progresses, it is “indeed possible” that artificial intelligence will evolve faster than humans can “understand or control” it. “The U.S. government should support international cooperation to develop the necessary technology and governance tools to consciously control the pace of automated AI development,” the petition reads.