Executive summary: Major AI labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind) have published safety frameworks to address potential catastrophic risks from advanced AI, but these frameworks lack concrete evaluation criteria and mitigation plans, while operating in a competitive environment that could undermine their effectiveness.
Key points:
All three frameworks track similar risk categories (CBRN weapons, model autonomy, cyber capabilities) and establish safety thresholds, but differ in specific details and implementation.
The frameworks lack concrete evaluation methods and specific mitigation plans, functioning more as “plans to make plans” rather than actionable safety protocols.
While frameworks aim to keep risks at “acceptable levels,” key figures at these companies still estimate high probabilities (10-80%) of catastrophic AI outcomes.
Competitive pressure between labs creates a significant weakness—frameworks can be overridden if companies believe competitors are advancing dangerously without safeguards.
Regular evaluation triggers are specified (e.g., every 2-6x compute increase), but exact evaluation methods remain undefined.
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Executive summary: Major AI labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind) have published safety frameworks to address potential catastrophic risks from advanced AI, but these frameworks lack concrete evaluation criteria and mitigation plans, while operating in a competitive environment that could undermine their effectiveness.
Key points:
All three frameworks track similar risk categories (CBRN weapons, model autonomy, cyber capabilities) and establish safety thresholds, but differ in specific details and implementation.
The frameworks lack concrete evaluation methods and specific mitigation plans, functioning more as “plans to make plans” rather than actionable safety protocols.
While frameworks aim to keep risks at “acceptable levels,” key figures at these companies still estimate high probabilities (10-80%) of catastrophic AI outcomes.
Competitive pressure between labs creates a significant weakness—frameworks can be overridden if companies believe competitors are advancing dangerously without safeguards.
Regular evaluation triggers are specified (e.g., every 2-6x compute increase), but exact evaluation methods remain undefined.
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