AI Leaders Advocate for Global Risk Standards at UN

Why it matters locally: Connecticut's technology sector and universities with AI research programs would be directly influenced by global standards for AI risk, potentially impacting research funding, ethical guidelines for development, and the regulatory environment for AI-driven businesses within the state.

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NEW YORK — Executives from major artificial intelligence companies have urged the United Nations to develop global standards for evaluating AI risks. Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, advocated for the implementation of such standards. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, also supported this initiative. Clement Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, additionally called for these measures.