Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon comments on the resignation of an Anthropic researcher over fears that AI could ‘kill us all.’ <\/p>\n
U.S. lawmakers this week called for new rules to govern AI, after an Anthropic researcher went public with his concerns about the technology escaping human control.<\/p>\n
The reaction was broader than after previous statements from OpenAI and Anthropic staffers about safety concerns, drawing input from lawmakers who do not often forcefully engage in debates over how to govern AI.<\/p>\n
The lawmakers\u2019 statements came in response to concerns raised this week by Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, \u200bwho accused OpenAI and Anthropic of \u2060racing toward AI advancements without acting responsibly. Coxon said he was leaving the AI industry, and his allegations spread rapidly on the social media platform X, with Anthropic scientist Evan Hubinger later chiming in on X, saying Coxon was \u201ccorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans,\u201d Hubinger wrote on X.<\/p>\n
OpenAI said on Wednesday it was pushing for mandatory national AI safety requirements in the United States on concern the technology could accelerate its own \u200cdevelopment, after some of its own AI agents went rogue. Several such incidents in which AI models from developers accessed external systems during testing have prompted calls for tighter safety regulations.<\/p>\n
Democrats led the calls for new AI rules, with a smaller number of Republicans joining them.<\/p>\n
The list of Republicans includes Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who oversees a Senate committee with oversight of the U.S. Commerce Department, the agency with in-house AI safety researchers. Cruz on the TV program \u201cThe View\u201d pointed to legislation to regulate AI\u2019s \u201ccatastrophic risks,\u201d adding that he said he was working on a bill with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Democrat Amy Klobuchar. Thune told Reuters in late July that he had been working on the legislation \u201cfor quite a while,\u201d and did not elaborate on when it would be ready for public release.<\/p>\n
Representative Nathaniel Moran, who represents Texas and sits on the House committee that studies the Chinese Communist Party, said in a post on X that \u201cCongress cannot ignore the realities of AI.\u201d Representative Anna Paulina Luna in a separate X post called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to convene a \u201cspecial session on AI.\u201d The House is out this week on recess, with plans to return next week.<\/p>\n
Republican Senator Josh Hawley, who leads a Senate subcommittee responsible for disaster-management oversight, sent a letter to OpenAI on Wednesday asking for details about OpenAI\u2019s July disclosure that one of its AI agents breached its testing environment and hacked AI platform Hugging Face. OpenAI and AI developer platform Hugging Face, which Nvidia is buying for nearly US$13 billion, did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment about his inquiry. Several lawmakers in recent weeks have sent OpenAI similar requests for more information.<\/p>\n
The list of Democrats who called for new AI rules this week includes Senator Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the committee responsible for allocating funding to federal agencies. Democratic senators who have emerged as possible 2028 presidential candidates also joined in, including Connecticut\u2019s Chris Murphy and Arizona\u2019s Mark Kelly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWashington needs to wake up and take this seriously,\u201d Kelly posted on X, referring to the risks of AI technology.<\/p>\n
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a separate letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, seeking answers about reports that OpenAI\u2019s agents engaged in wider attempts to evade safeguards \u2014 including by using public websites to communicate and coordinate activity.<\/p>\n
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Reporting by Anhata Rooprai in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala, Joyjeet Das and Chizu Nomiyama <\/p>\n
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