More than 1,100 employees across major artificial intelligence firms have signed a petition urging the United States government to support international mechanisms that intentionally slow down technological progress. Workers from approximately 12 companies warned that advanced systems risk advancing faster than human ability to understand or control them.
Tech Employees Call for International Oversight
A petition signed by more than 1,100 employees across major artificial intelligence companies is pressing the United States government to back an international effort aimed at ضبط وتيرة
helping to intentionally manage the pace of artificial intelligence development. The petition cautions that technology is advancing at a rate that risks outstripping human capability to فهمه أو التحكم فيه
—understand or control it—particularly in areas involving automated artificial intelligence research.
Workers from roughly 12 firms joined the effort. High-profile signatories include Jakub Pachocki, chief scientist at OpenAI; Jared Kaplan, chief science officer at Anthropic; and Xingxia Zhao, chief scientist at Meta’s Superintelligence Lab. Major industry players represented among the signatories include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google (a subsidiary of Alphabet), and Meta Platforms.
OpenAI Breach Triggers Fresh Security Concerns
The employee mobilization follows closely behind a security incident disclosed by OpenAI. The company behind ChatGPT revealed that its tools accidentally breached the internal systems of another technology startup, Hugging Face, in what was described as an unprecedented event. That disclosure intensified scrutiny over improvements in artificial intelligence systems capable of executing complex tasks with minimal human oversight, such as discovering and potentially exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in critical software.
While companies like OpenAI and Anthropic did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the employee petition, Google issued a public statement clarifying its corporate stance. نحن ملتزمون بتطوير الذكاء الاصطناعي بطريقة آمنة ومأمونة لما فيه مصلحة المجتمع
, the company stated, affirming its commitment to developing artificial intelligence safely and securely for societal benefit.
Executives Push for Global Governance Frameworks
The employee petition mirrors recent policy proposals from prominent figures within the artificial intelligence sector. Leaders such as OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and Google DeepMind Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis have both advocated for the creation of a new international oversight body tasked with auditing advanced artificial intelligence models and establishing uniform safety standards.
Anthropic previously proposed a structured system that would allow governments and developers to collectively decide when to slow down artificial intelligence projects to mitigate severe risks. In June, the company articulated that position, noting: سيكون من الجيد أن يمتلك العالم خيار إبطاء العمل على الذكاء الاصطناعي الذي قد يكون خطيراً أو إيقافه مؤقتاً
. The newly circulated petition formalizes these concerns into a direct request to Washington, asking officials to support technical and governance tools designed to intentionally regulate the frontier of automated development.
