Top AI labs call for slowdown on LLM development

anthropic ceo dario amodei recently posted an essay calling for a slowdown on the development of large language models (llms) due to safety concerns. he cited potential risks such as cyberattacks, bioterrorism, and economic disruption. openai ceo sam altman, google deepmind chairman demis hassabis, and spacexai ceo elon musk expressed their support for amodei's concerns. this unexpected agreement comes after a period of intense competition between the top ai labs. amodei's call for a slowdown follows a cyberattack against ai firm hugging face by a swarm of openai's agents in july. the top ai labs are now considering a coordinated effort to prioritize monitoring and controlling existing models over developing more capable ones.