While corporations are setting their own codes of conduct around AI development, Co-Director Ryan Calo raises questions about who really benefits.

In a recent article in The Seattle Times, Calo speaks on the calls for development slowdowns by labs and notes they may not be fully benevolent.

“Calo … contends that the theory of a potential technical AI plateau should be equally entertained to the theory of superintelligence,” the article says. “In Calo’s view, calls for slowdowns and guardrails allow labs to maintain the myth of imminent superintelligence to satisfy investors, while giving them a noble cover for diminishing technical returns.”

Calo continues to advocate for regulatory moves, especially given the fast pace of AI advancement.

As political pushback from lawmakers mounts, Calo said “principles are no substitute for regulation” and this week is a sign, he argued, that the time for voluntary codes is well past.

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