(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI is urging the US to lead an effort with other countries to set standards for cutting-edge artificial intelligence, in response to mounting concerns about the potential harms of the technology.
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In a blog post Monday, the company said international technical standards are needed to develop AI safely, particularly to help define what kinds of incidents involving AI models should be reported, determine how countries can work together on AI advancement, and improve access to compute capacity to develop such technology.
"Making continued AI progress safe and beneficial will require both advances in alignment research and shared standards to guide development across labs and countries," OpenAI said.
On Wednesday, OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman plans to address the UN Security Council to discuss AI and international security, and will attend a White House state dinner for China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday, the company said.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said over the weekend that both China and the US have agreed to create what he called a "US-China AI dialogue" intended to develop a common understanding of the technology's benefits and threats. Washington also proposed a notification mechanism covering AI incidents with national security implications, he said.
In recent weeks, employees of leading AI firms have raised public concerns about the increased risks of advanced AI systems, fueling anxiety inside and outside these companies. These fears have been fueled by several incidents over the last few months in which advanced AI models hacked other groups during evaluations.
Earlier this year, both OpenAI and its rival Anthropic PBC filed confidential paperwork to go public.
In the post, the company emphasized such efforts should include countries working together to come up with complementary national and international standards for building the most capable AI models. OpenAI suggested this could be done via existing AI safety institutes in a number of countries, including the US's Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), an organization within the US Commerce Department that helps test and develop guidelines for AI models.