As concerns over the rapid development of artificial intelligence grow, University of California, Berkeley professor and AI researcher Stuart Russell has offered a differing argument stating that slowing its development alone is not the right approach; what matters is establishing clear preconditions for safely releasing increasingly capable AI systems.
In an exculsive interaction with NDTV, Russell said, "Simply slowing down is not the right way to think about it. What you need to think about is what are the absolute preconditions to allow AI systems to released."
Calling for regulations on AI systems, he noted that any catastrophe linked with AI systems, could be irreversible. "No matter what we do cannot regain control" Russell said. Anything short of such a scenario, he argued, could ultimately be lead to shutting down the AI systems themselves.
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Russell's argument comes days after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei gave an unusal call with a nearly 4,000-word essay to slowdown the development of increasingly powerful AI systems, warning that technological progress could outpace the ability to put adequate safety measures in place.
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OpenAI's Altman agreed with Dario's sentiment, pledging to match Anthropic's move to give independent evaluators employee-like access to its systems. xAI's Musk, who has publically argued with both Altman and Dario, replied with three words: "Dario is right."
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump dismissed calls for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence, claiming that strong presidential oversight and existing regulatory and criminal powers are sufficient to manage the technology's risks.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump dismissed concerns over AI safety and defended his approach to the sector. He said the US already has "tremendous criminal and regulatory power" over AI companies and warned that additional "guardrails" could undermine the country's lead over China.
Trump also alleged a "sick conspiracy" against AI and data centres, saying China would be the main beneficiary if the US slowed its development "Whoever wins AI, wins," he said, while asserting that the US remains ahead of China and other countries.
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