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Musk Urges Joint AI Model Testing, Sparks Safety Row

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  • Elon Musk urged AI firms to conduct joint model testing on Oct. 10, 2019.
  • He named xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and leading Chinese firms as participants.
  • Musk likened the test to competitors grading each other's homework and raised safety alarms.
  • AI leaders warned of harms and urged a slowdown, with Musk and Sam Altman backing the proposal.
  • Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit, warning labs are “gambling with our lives.”