AI Company Leaders Discuss Pace of Development

Why it matters locally: California, as a global hub for technology and home to numerous AI startups and established tech giants, will be directly affected by any shifts in the pace and regulation of AI development, potentially impacting the state's significant tech workforce and innovation ecosystem.

The chief executive officers of Open AI and Anthropic, two prominent artificial intelligence companies, have indicated a need for a slower pace in AI development. Their remarks follow recent public statements from an Anthropic safety researcher. This researcher left his position and stated his concern that individuals developing the technology believe it could pose risks by the end of the current decade. NBC's Aaron Gilchrist reported on these developments for Sunday TODAY.