On July 28 (local time), a collective of 1,134 researchers and professionals from more than a dozen renowned AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, endorsed an open statement. The statement highlighted a pressing concern: the world's foremost AI enterprises are on the verge of achieving fully automated AI research, a milestone that could potentially lead to the emergence of AI capabilities that surpass human comprehension and control. Amidst fierce competitive dynamics among companies and nations alike, there exists a reluctance to unilaterally decelerate progress. Consequently, the coalition's letter urges the US government to champion international cooperation in the co-development of technologies and governance frameworks, thereby enabling a deliberate and controlled advancement of cutting-edge automated AI.
