CEOs of three leading AI companies – OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic – have signed a statement warning of the extinction risk posed by artificial intelligence. The statement, issued by the Center for AI Safety (CAIS), compared the dangers of AI to nuclear war and pandemics. The CEOs, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, and Dario Amodei, urged the world to recognize the potential risks enabled by AI. The Center for AI Safety has verified signatories and taken additional measures for high-profile names to ensure they have genuinely signed the statement. The warning comes as experts and industry leaders are expressing concerns over the technology’s potential risks. A recent poll showed that 61% of Americans believe AI could pose a threat to civilization.
OpenAI is an independent research organization dedicated to developing safe artificial intelligence. The nonprofit conducts research on AI and machine learning and aims to ensure that it is beneficial to humanity.
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to developing safe artificial intelligence. He is also a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who co-founded the Loopt location app and acquired by Green Dot Corporation in 2012. Altman has been featured on Forbes 30 under 30 list for technology.
