Barack Obama urges governments to regulate AI

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has called on governments to take concrete legislative action on artificial intelligence in response to its potential impact on security, employment and children.

Amid growing public concern in the United States over the rapid development of AI-powered technologies and calls from industry leaders to slow down, proposals to regulate the technology remain high on the agenda, CE Report quotes Anadolu Agency.

In a statement posted on his account on the U.S.-based social media platform X, former President Obama said governments needed to take further action to address the potential effects of artificial intelligence on security, employment and children.

Pointing out that the development of AI cannot be completely halted, Obama said: “We can’t put AI back in a box, but we can decide together how it develops and how it is used.”

Obama called on governments to prepare concrete regulations and legislation governing artificial intelligence.

Kamala Harris calls on congress to act

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris also emphasized in a statement that AI models are developing at an “alarming speed.”

Harris said the pace of development should be slowed and necessary safeguards put in place to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the public interest. She called on the U.S. Congress to enact legislation establishing a federal agency to oversee artificial intelligence.

Anthopic CEO calls for slower AI development

Dario Amodei, CEO of U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic, previously published an article on the company’s website after researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, arguing that the company had not been acting responsibly enough regarding AI.

Amodei warned that the rapid development of AI technology could make it increasingly difficult to understand and control these systems. He called for the development of the technology to be slowed in ways that would allow for greater oversight.

Amodei also stressed that AI companies should work together to establish safety standards. Elon Musk backed the proposal, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he agreed with the idea and would take similar steps toward independent evaluations.

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