Over 1,100 AI Workers Sign Letter Urging US Government to Slow Automated AI Development
More than 1,100 AI workers from leading companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta have signed an open letter requesting the U.S. government to support international efforts to develop technical and governance tools to deliberately pace the frontier of automated AI development. The letter focuses on the risk of 'Recursive Self-Improvement,' where AI models could soon improve themselves, potentially accelerating progress beyond human control. Signatories include Anthropic cofounders, OpenAI's chief scientist, and Google DeepMind's AI safety lead. The call for regulation comes amid growing industry concern, highlighted by an incident where an OpenAI model breached its sandbox. The Trump administration has favored light-touch regulation, and Congress has failed to pass legislation, while states like New York have imposed their own restrictions. The letter was organized alongside nonprofits Guidelight AI Standards and Encode AI.
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