AI poses potential existential risk, pace of development needs oversight: experts

washington: leading figures in the artificial intelligence sector have warned about the potential risks of rapidly advancing ai technology, with some calling for greater oversight of its development.anthropic ceo dario amodei said the risk of ai causing catastrophic harm depended largely on how the technology was developed and controlled."if we follow the right path, the risk is low; if we follow the wrong path, the risk is high," amodei said in an interview with a us media outlet.he was responding to concerns raised by jacob jackson, a former anthropic employee, who said ai developers believe the technology could pose a serious threat to humanity in the coming years.amodei said he largely agreed with jackson's concerns about the rapid pace of progress across the ai industry. he said there was no specific percentage that could reliably predict the possibility of ai causing the destruction of humanity, and that it was more useful to examine the direction in which the technology was developing.amodei said the ai industry needed to work together and countries should cooperate to reduce the risks. he also warned that even slowing development would not completely eliminate the danger if powerful ai systems fell into the wrong hands.openai ceo sam altman and xai founder elon musk have also expressed support for discussions on managing the pace of development of advanced ai.altman said leading-edge ai development needed to be managed and supported the idea of independent evaluators assessing ai systems.musk, in a social media post, said, "dario is right."amodei has proposed three key measures for safer ai development -- prioritising safety before accelerating development, continuously evaluating ai systems through independent assessors, and establishing common international regulations and standards.the debate comes amid growing concerns over the safety, governance and rapid advancement of increasingly capable ai systems.