Data, AI, & Machine Learning

Jack Clark says governments may eventually require AI companies to prove they can shut down systems that become dangerously difficult to control.

The draft code would require Microsoft’s AI models to accept shutdown, stay within assigned tasks and remain understandable to human overseers.

The US president dismissed fears of runaway AI as leading developers called for safeguards and possible coordinated slowdowns.

The project shows where coding agents can help modernize old systems and where human engineers are still needed.

Sam Altman told staff the company could slow development as concerns grow over whether safety measures can keep up with more capable models.