Leaders of some of the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence companies appeared before the United Nations Security Council this week to make an unusual appeal: rein in the very technology they are racing to build.
Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, spoke in person at the session, while Dario Amodei, head of rival AI firm Anthropic, joined remotely. Both executives pressed UN officials to consider stronger safeguards and international coordination as AI systems grow more powerful and more widely deployed across the globe.
The unusual spectacle of tech industry leaders lobbying for restrictions on their own products underscores growing anxiety within the AI sector itself about the pace of development. Executives have increasingly acknowledged that advanced AI systems could pose serious risks to society if left without meaningful checks, even as their companies continue to compete fiercely to build ever more capable models.
The Security Council meeting reflects a broader push to bring AI governance onto the international stage, as national governments and global bodies alike struggle to keep pace with rapid advances in the technology. Discussions like this one suggest that even the companies driving AI’s growth see an urgent need for guardrails before the technology outpaces the world’s ability to manage it.
For more details, read the original article at Reforma.
Source: Advierten OpenAI y Anthropic a ONU sobre riesgo de IA (Reforma).
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