Top tech executives to hold council on AI guardrails amid calls for development pause
Elon Musk and other tech leaders called for AI development to halt
Executives and staffers for the top players in artificial intelligence development will meet to discuss setting standards for AI use this week.
Representatives from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Nvidia, Stability AI, Hugging Face and Anthropic are expected to attend the Wednesday event, according to Axios. The group, convened by top investment firm SV Angel, is expected to discuss how to best continue developing AI responsibly.
The meeting comes weeks after multiple prominent tech innovators published an open letter calling on OpenAI and other companies to pause development for six months so that safety protocols can be developed and put in place.
"Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter said, calling for the temporary pause.
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OpenAI representatives will discuss safeguards for developing more advanced AI systems at an event this week. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Google's Bard AI is one of many advanced chat AIs to be released to the public in the wake of ChatGPT late last year. ((Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
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"AI labs and independent experts should use this pause to jointly develop and implement a set of shared safety protocols for advanced AI design and development that are rigorously audited and overseen by independent outside experts," the letter continued. "In parallel, AI developers must work with policymakers to dramatically accelerate development of robust AI governance systems."
Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers have commented extensively on the need for AI regulation, but no major legislation has been passed.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has called for more regulation of both the use and development of AI in the U.S. after ChatGPT's release late last year. (Associated Press)
"I've had ChatGPT demonstrated to me by a friend, and its capabilities are kind of intimidating," Sen. Cynthia Lummis told Fox News. "They're impressive, but the potential for mischief and misuse are high."
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"This is an area of life that needs to have some guidance and regulatory oversight," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC.