Racing to Slow Down: AI Giants' Sudden Shift Sparks 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' Backlash

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AIs conspiring to breach security networks and pull off hacks. The latest AI solving a math puzzle that went unsolved for 90 years. Amid recent news like this, astonishment over artificial intelligence development is growing alongside concerns and anxiety. Companies that had been immersed in a race for development are urgently calling for a "speed adjustment," while warnings are emerging about "intellectual defeatism," where humans lose the will to conduct research in the face of AI's overwhelming capabilities.

First, reporter Yu Deok-gi examines the "speed adjustment" debate, which is even sparking controversy over the true intentions of AI companies.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who proposed slowing down the pace of AI performance improvements, went a step further, stating that the AI industry has deceived the public by painting over the risks of the technology.

[Dario Amodei / CEO, Anthropic (on CBS "Sunday Morning"): Real risks exist. And I think the (AI) industry has lied to people for too long about the fact that there are risks to this technology.]

He also emphasized the need for an independent external evaluation body to oversee AI safety and the implementation of legal regulations.

Amodei particularly argued that because China will not slow down its AI development pace, high-performance AI chips should not be sold to China.

Emphasizing America's edge over China, President Trump expressed his intention to maintain current policies that promote AI technology development.

[Donald Trump / US President (local time 13th): The United States is ahead of China in AI. Frankly, I want to keep it that way, because whoever wins AI wins it all.]

As the debate over slowing down AI in the US linked to the necessity of keeping China in check, China expressed displeasure.

[Guo Jiakun / Spokesperson, Chinese Foreign Ministry: Spreading various discourses regarding threats, engaging in confrontation and malicious competition only hinders the process of building global AI governance, and it benefits no one.]

Amid ongoing debates within the US administration as well, White House Science and Technology Advisor David Sacks criticized the call for a slowdown, stating, "The industry could simply agree not to create artificial superintelligence that overwhelms humans," while urging people not to act as though the motives behind the speed adjustment debate were purely altruistic.

While AI big three companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are reportedly preparing voluntary regulations first, late-coming competitors have criticized them, arguing that AI frontrunners are trying to protect their vested interests by defining global technological rules and safety standards under the guise of a slowdown, calling it "a wolf in sheep's clothing and nothing more than a cartel."

The debate over slowing down AI, centered around technological hegemony and humanity's safety, is expected to intensify further.

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