Should we put the brakes on AI? 

Well, the bosses of some of the world's largest AI companies say we should. 

Sam Altman and Elon Musk have both backed head of Anthropic Dario Amodei after he came out and said we need to slow the pace of AI development.

He's warned that AI could become capable of "taking over the entire internet" within a year. 

So if the people developing this tech are worried about where we're heading, should the rest of us be worried too? 

Today on The Front Page, University of Auckland professor and director of Huanui – The AI Initiative, Dr Alexander Richter is with us to discuss whether we're moving too fast, and what would actually happen if we slowed things down.

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Host: Chelsea Daniels
Editor/Producer: Richard Martin
Producer: Jane Yee

Should we put the brakes on AI?&nbsp;
Well, the bosses of some of the world's largest AI companies say we should.&nbsp;
Sam Altman and Elon Musk have both backed head of Anthropic Dario Amodei after he came out and said we need to slow the pace of AI development.
He's warned that AI could become capable of "taking over the entire internet" within a year.&nbsp;
So if the people developing this tech are worried about where we're heading, should the rest of us be worried too?&nbsp;
Today on The Front Page, University of Auckland professor and director of Huanui &ndash; The AI Initiative, Dr Alexander Richter is with us to discuss whether we're moving too fast, and what would actually happen if we slowed things down.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Editor/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Jane Yee

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Is an AI slowdown our next nuclear-free moment?

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