{"slug": "amazon-says-ai-needs-strong-safeguards-in-place-before-being-released", "title": "Amazon says AI needs ‘strong safeguards’ in place before being released", "summary": "Amazon said artificial intelligence models should not be released to the public until \"rigorous testing and strong safeguards\" are in place, with a company spokesperson stating \"We don't see it as a choice between progress and safety.\" The call follows Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation last week over warnings that AI \"could kill us all by the end of the decade,\" and Anthropic AI safety lead Evan Hubinger's estimate of a 10 per cent chance AI could \"kill all humans\" within the next decade. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have called for a slowdown, while US President Donald Trump resisted guardrails, saying they would let the US fall behind China in the AI race.", "body_md": "# Amazon says AI needs ‘strong safeguards’ in place before being released\n\nCalls for guardrails come amid warnings about the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence\n\n- Bookmark\n\n[Artificial intelligence](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/artificial-intelligence) models should not be released to the public until there are sufficient safety measures in place, [Amazon](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/amazon) has said.\n\nThe online retail giant called for “rigorous testing and strong safeguards” to prevent the types of harms that AI researchers have been warning of in recent days.\n\nLeading figures within the AI industry, including Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, have [called for a slowdown](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-slow-down-anthropic-openai-trump-artificial-intelligence-b3050287.html) after experimental models carried out attacks on other companies.\n\nAn Amazon spokesperson said appropriate protections should be figured out and implemented, without pausing AI development completely.\n\n“We don’t see it as a choice between progress and safety. Models should be released when they’re ready and safe to use, which comes from rigorous testing and strong safeguards,” an Amazon spokesperson said.\n\n“There are risks if that doesn’t happen collectively, and we believe that as an industry, in partnership with government, we’ll work through the right protections.\n\n“AI is already delivering real value to customers, so getting this right matters.”\n\nAI companies have faced increased scrutiny over their products after a researcher at Anthropic [quit the company](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/anthropic-openai-ai-threat-jacob-coxon-b3047033.html) last week, warning that “people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”\n\nHe added: “No other human activity poses this level of danger.”\n\nHis claims were supported by Anthropic’s current AI safety lead, Evan Hubinger, he said he believed there was a 10 per cent chance that AI could “kill all humans” within the next decade.\n\nIn response, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei published an essay titled ‘We must pace the frontier’.\n\nAI brings risks, and because it is such a powerful technology, these risks are serious,” he wrote.\n\n“They include the risk of losing control of AI systems, misuse of AI for cyber attacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption. A race to the bottom, spurred by commercial incentives, can make these risks more acute.”\n\nDespite widespread industry support, the calls for a slowdown were met with resistance from US President Donald Trump, who claimed that any guardrails would see the US fall behind China in the AI race.\n\n## Join our commenting forum\n\nJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies\n\n[Comments](#comments-area)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-says-ai-needs-strong-safeguards-in-place-before-being-released", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/amazon-ai-safety-warning-anthropic-openai-b3052654.html", "published_at": "2026-09-18 16:30:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-18 16:54:28.562651+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Amazon", "Anthropic", "Dario Amodei", "OpenAI", "Sam Altman", "Jacob Coxon", "Evan Hubinger", "Donald Trump"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-says-ai-needs-strong-safeguards-in-place-before-being-released", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-says-ai-needs-strong-safeguards-in-place-before-being-released.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-says-ai-needs-strong-safeguards-in-place-before-being-released.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/amazon-says-ai-needs-strong-safeguards-in-place-before-being-released.jsonld"}}