Questions mount over what an AI 'slowdown' would look like
While pacing AI development might sound like a quick fix, it is far from an easy solution.
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Notable Quotes
"urged the pace of development to be slowed down"
— Dario Amodei , Executive
"staff who were developing the systems were 'genuinely frightened' for the future of humanity."
— Jacob Coxon , Academic
"'Whoever wins AI, wins.'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"'Nobody has given a substantive explanation of what 'slowdown' means.'"
— Ed Zitron , Executive
Key People
Dario Amodei is a co-founder of Anthropic.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
CEO of EZ Primary Research, questioning the feasibility of an AI slowdown.
Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
An AI researcher who previously worked at Anthropic and OpenAI.
Chief executive officer of OpenAI.
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While pacing AI development might sound like a quick fix, it is far from an easy solution.
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