Recently the head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, has called for stronger safeguards, while Elon Musk and OpenAI chief Sam Altman have publicly backed elements of his proposal. What lies behind the proposal from some of the biggest names in the tech world?Dr Gatra Priyandita is a Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a defence and strategic policy think tank based in Canberra.Dr. Priyandita notes that a number of artificial intelligence (AI) experts have called for safeguards regarding AI-related risks.AI currently possesses the ability to improve or enhance its own capabilities, as the underlying processes are significantly better than before.The fundamental question is: do we really need to slow down the development of AI? Can we control its progress to ensure it does not pose a danger to humanity in the future? And why do China and the United States, in particular, feel that slowing down AI development is unnecessary?Dr. Gatra Piyandita discusses these issues and other related topics in his interview with SBS Indonesian.Listen to SBS Indonesian every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 3 pm.Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and listen to our podcasts.Share