Amodei: AI "most important global security issue facing the world today"

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday about the risks of unchecked rapid AI advancement, which he said could lead to misuse of the models and a loss of human control over the technology. "These questions are global in scope and concern all of humanity," he said. "They are grave enough that I believe they are important questions for this council, not just economic or ICT ministries. If managed poorly, I even believe that AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole." Mr. Amodei said he believes Anthropic is leading the industry in safety standards, but that even more stringent safeguards will be needed. "We will slow down as much as necessary in order to make sure that every successive AI technology that we release is actually safe," he said. "But regardless of what we do, managing these risks is ultimately bigger than any one company." He called for starting with narrow agreements that everyone can support, like banning the use of AI to