Technion professor encouraged by OpenAI, Anthropic's willingness to control AI

The recent willingness shown by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the risks that exist amid AI development is "encouraging," Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Professor Yaniv Romano told The Jerusalem Post in a Tuesday interview, but clarified that "slowing down isn't the solution.'

"I find it encouraging when the people leading the development of this technology speak openly about the risks and take steps to address them," Romano said, adding that "We need that sense of responsibility as we keep moving forward. After all, we should remind ourselves that the ultimate goal is to make our world a better place."

Amodei shared his thoughts on the need to slow down development on Saturday, after an alleged former employee by the name of Jacob Coxon said that the top AI companies were acting irresponsibly and “gambling with our lives.”

"We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models. Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain," Amodei said in an essay.

Sam Altman gave a similar message, saying during a Saturday interview with the Fortune magazine that "given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that."