Which AI Companies Are the Safestand Least Safe? [Video]

As companies race to build more powerful AI, safety measures are being left behind. A report published Wednesday takes a closer look at how companies including OpenAI and Google DeepMind are grappling with the potential harms of their technology. It paints a worrying picture: flagship models from all the developers in the report were found to have vulnerabilities, and some companies have taken steps to enhance safety, others lag dangerously behind. 

The report was published by the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit that aims to reduce global catastrophic risks. The organization’s 2023 open letter calling for a pause on large-scale AI model training drew unprecedented support from 30,000 signatories, including some of technology’s most prominent voices. For the report, the Future of Life Institute brought together a panel of seven independent experts—including Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio and Sneha Revanurfrom Encode Justice—who evaluated technology companies across six key areas: risk …