Alert Among AI Insiders, Trump and Xi Unfazed

Key Takeaways

1Several resignations and alarming messages about the extreme risks of AI at OpenAI and Anthropic

2Donald Trump downplays the warnings, Xi Jinping promotes global standards and a BRICS open-source initiative

3Sam Altman and Dario Amodei call for US-China cooperation to regulate AI

4A Trump-Xi meeting is scheduled for September 24 at the White House

Why it matters : The divergent positions of leaders and calls for international cooperation come as internal concerns about the dangers of AI intensify.

Resignations and alarmist messages about the extreme risks of AI are multiplying, while Sam Altman and Dario Amodei call on Washington and Beijing to agree on common rules. Donald Trump downplays the warnings, while Xi Jinping advocates for standards and launches an open-source initiative within the BRICS. The two leaders are set to meet on September 24 at the White House.

Resignations and Alarmist Discourse Renew Pressure on AI

Last week, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon left the company. He claims that OpenAI and Anthropic are not acting responsibly and that they are "playing with our lives." According to him, people building this technology genuinely believe it could kill everyone by the end of the decade. Since then, several employees from OpenAI and Anthropic have spoken out about what they see as the potential for AI to annihilate humanity if it develops unchecked. The debate over AI's capacity to cause an apocalypse is thus described as having reached a critical level.

Trump Downplays Risks and Exalts the AI Race

Donald Trump has minimized the concerns expressed by AI employees, arguing that they are discussing scenarios that will not happen. In Ireland, at the Irish Open, he stated: "Whoever wins AI, wins." He added that safeguards could be considered, while denouncing negative forces that, in his view, raise questions that shouldn't be raised and talk about things that won't happen. He has not shown much concern regarding the alarmist warnings.

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Xi Pushes for Global Standards and a BRICS Open-Source Community

At the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Xi Jinping called on countries in the Global South to accelerate the development of global governance standards for AI. He emphasized a human-centered vision, promoting AI aimed at good and positive outcomes, as well as a governance framework based on consensus to seek common prosperity. He also announced that China would create an open-source AI community within the BRICS, aimed at encouraging the development of LLMs, organizing seminars, and developing an open ecosystem. However, he did not explicitly address the climate of pessimism surrounding AI.

Calls for US-China Agreement and Upcoming Meeting

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are urging the US and Chinese governments to cooperate in regulating advanced AI models. Altman believes that Donald Trump and Xi Jinping should receive the Nobel Peace Prize if they agree on common rules for safe development. He cites the need for shared standards and tests, without detailing their form, and describes them as potentially fitting on a "one-page document." Meanwhile, Dario Amodei seeks a US-China dialogue to "put a speed limit" on the pace of technology. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet on September 24 at the White House.