OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind workers warn of AI’s dangers

A handful of current and former employees at prominent artificial intelligence companies wrote a letter Tuesday warning that the technology poses grave risks to humanity, calling on corporations to commit to being more transparent and foster a culture of criticism that holds them more accountable.

The letter, signed by 13 people, including current and former employees at OpenAI, Anthropic and Google’s DeepMind, said AI can exacerbate inequality, increase misinformation and allow weapons systems to become autonomous and cause significant death. Though these risks could be mitigated, corporations in control of the software have “strong financial incentives” to limit oversight, they said.