Global AI industry falls short on safety, think tank warns

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Anthropic, a US artificial intelligence lab, scored the highest in a safety ranking released by the Future of Life Institute but the industry overall still fails to adequately combat “existential” threats according to the report.
Meta moved up two places to fourth place while xAI dropped three spots to seventh place.
Mistral, a French AI firm, placed last in the ranking.
The rankings involved assessment across six distinct categories: risk assessment, current harms, safety frameworks, existential safety, governance and accountability, and information sharing.
The report highlighted that “existential” threats like pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) models which reach human-level intelligence, are not adequately addressed by the industry.
The report also noted that several companies which once banned their technology from being used for military purposes, have now reversed their decision, including Anthropic.
Despite constructive attempts, the report stated that industry efforts to address AI safety remain ‘entirely inadequate’.
Lastly, it was reported that the US government used Anthropic’s technology in military operations in Venezuela and Iran, although the company faced a temporary Pentagon ban over disagreements on AI safety.

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