OpenAI and Google DeepMind workers warn of AI industry risks in open letter

Current and former workers sign letter warning of lack of safety oversight and calling for more protections for whistleblowers

A group of current and former employees at prominent artificial intelligence companies issued an open letter on Tuesday that warned of a lack of safety oversight within the industry and called for increased protections for whistleblowers.

The letter, which calls for a right to warn about artificial intelligence", is one of the most public statements about the dangers of AI from employees within what is generally a secretive industry. Eleven current and former OpenAI workers signed the letter, along with two current or former Google DeepMind employees - one of whom previously worked at Anthropic.