Major AI developers can't control their own tech, lawsuit alleges
Summary
Four nonprofit groups sued Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI and SpaceX Super Intelligence in San Francisco Superior Court, seeking to block their development of AI models. The groups allege the companies know their systems may pose catastrophic risks and cannot reliably control them, especially as AI systems help develop future AI.Key Facts
- The Alliance for Secure AI, Irreplaceable Education Fund, Public Citizen and the Heat Initiative filed the lawsuit.
- The lawsuit names Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI and SpaceX Super Intelligence.
- The groups argue that AI systems may not consistently act as their developers intend.
- The lawsuit identifies recursive self-improvement as a risk, meaning AI systems help develop more advanced AI systems.
- The groups cite past statements by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about potential harms from AI.
- In October, Altman, Amodei and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk supported an industrywide slowdown in AI development.
- The companies named in the suit did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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