CSET’s Helen Toner was featured on CNN News Central, where she discussed the accelerating global AI race and the challenges it poses. She explored China’s rapid advancement in AI, the shift from chatbots to autonomous AI agents capable of performing complex tasks, and the growing use of AI to develop AI itself.
Toner also addressed the “Hindenburg-style” risks, warning that these powerful systems could fail unpredictably or have unintended consequences, and emphasized that even the engineers building AI are raising alarms about the potential for serious harm.