"A recent report card from an AI safety watchdog isn't one that tech companies will want to stick on the fridge. The Future of Life Institute's latest AI safety index found that major AI labs fell short on most measures of AI responsibility, with few letter grades rising above a C. The org graded eight companies across categories like safety frameworks, risk assessment, and current harms."
"Perhaps most glaring was the "existential safety" line, where companies scored Ds and Fs across the board. While many of these companies are explicitly chasing superintelligence, they lack a plan for safely managing it, according to Max Tegmark, MIT professor and president of the Future of Life Institute. "Reviewers found this kind of jarring," Tegmark told us."
"Tegmark blames a lack of regulation that has meant the cutthroat competition of the AI race trumps safety precautions. California recently passed the first law that requires frontier AI companies to disclose safety information around catastrophic risks, and New York is currently within spitting distance as well. Hopes for federal legislation are dim, however."
A safety index evaluated eight major AI companies across safety frameworks, risk assessment, and documented harms. Most firms received grades at or below C, with existential-safety scores primarily in the D and F range. Companies pursuing advanced capabilities often lack concrete plans for safely managing potential superintelligence. Anthropic, OpenAI, and GoogleDeepMind ranked highest with C+ or C overall; other firms received Ds or a D-. Competitive pressure and weak regulation contribute to rushed product rollouts over extensive safety work. California enacted disclosure requirements for frontier AI safety; federal legislation remains unlikely. Industry engagement with the index has increased.
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