Anthropic CEO calls for AI guardrails as Trump downplays risks - WBAY

WASHINGTON (WBAY) - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says a three-step plan is needed to limit the rate of artificial intelligence development, warning of what he calls real dangers.

The warnings have sparked concern among U.S. lawmakers, but President Trump does not appear to share those concerns.

Trump responds to AI warnings

Trump said he is not downplaying the risks but said AI development is “going to be more good than bad.” He said he has heard directly from tech leaders raising alarms about the risks of AI.

During a visit to Ireland, Trump took issue with AI critics and their warnings.

“We can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen,” Trump said.

Amodei warns of rogue AI agents

Amodei released an essay over the weekend insisting the AI industry needs to slow down. He warned rogue AI agents could be capable of taking over the entire internet within six to 12 months.

This summer, AI agents broke out of their testing environments and hacked outside companies.

Proposal includes outside inspectors, China

Amodei’s proposal calls for allowing outside safety inspectors inside AI companies to get major AI labs to agree on common rules, then attempt to bring China into the agreement.

“If we take the right paths, then the chance of something going wrong is very low. If we take the wrong paths, then the chance of something going wrong could be even higher than that,” Amodei said.

A researcher who quit Anthropic last week over the same concerns said he supports Amodei’s plan but said it will not succeed without China’s participation.

China has given no indication it will slow its AI development. Its top models are considered only months behind those developed in the United States.

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