AI is Already Concerning; Its Own Creators are Now Afraid
Artificial Intelligence giants are beginning to shift their perspectives on the technology they themselves created. A number of companies are now openly voicing deep concerns regarding the future existential risks of AI.
OpenAI’s Head of Global Policy, Cris Lehane, revealed that his company is currently establishing close cooperation with its primary competitors, such as Anthropic and Alphabet, to discuss AI safety standards. These intensive discussions have been ongoing for several weeks.
“It is better to try and work together to prioritise safety,” said Lehane, as quoted by Reuters on Wednesday.
Lehane also emphasised that OpenAI is prepared to provide full support for government regulations aimed at suppressing and mitigating various negative risks resulting from AI development when addressing members of parliament.
Tech Bosses Begin to Fear
For some time now, a wave of warnings from key figures in the technology industry has continued to flow. Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, previously called for the pace of advanced AI development to be slowed through an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier.”
According to Amodei, the pace of AI progress has accelerated significantly since the summer of 2026, particularly because AI systems are now continuously demonstrating autonomous capabilities in creating the next, more sophisticated generations of AI.
This call is also supported by OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman. Altman stated that his company intends to adopt Anthropic’s proposal to involve independent evaluators who are granted access levels equal to internal employees to ensure safety aspects are addressed.
Long before this trend of concern became widespread, Altman had actually warned of similar potential dangers back in 2015 through his essay titled “Machine Intelligence, Part 1.” At that time, he warned that the greatest threat from this technology would occur when machine intelligence truly surpasses the capacity of human control.
In line with other industry leaders, the head of SpaceX and xAI, Elon Musk, has also expressed his support for Dario Amodei’s views. Previously, in 2023, Musk even supported a petition from the non-profit Future of Life Institute urging a six-month pause on AI development.
Such a drastic step is considered essential to provide space for the international community to develop mature safety guardrails before AI technology evolves beyond control.