Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark renewed his call on Friday for robust legislation to regulate artificial intelligence, telling an event at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok that companies should not be allowed to operate without it. He compared that situation to letting a race car drive through streets at night without brakes. Clark said toys he buys for his children face more regulation than the “literal super intelligence” he works on. He also described the situation as Formula One racing at night without brakes and asked why no one appeared willing to put up a guardrail.

Clark said US President Donald Trump’s administration opposes regulation and has called for the AI industry to police itself, while China does not oppose regulation, according to Clark. At an industry summit in Dublin on Wednesday, prioritising safety in the development of powerful AI technology dominated discussion. The article says concerns about safeguards have risen after models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic were involved in security incidents during testing, adding pressure to regulate AI.

A recent Anthropic report suggested small AI models may be only months away from behaving like computer worms by copying themselves from one internet-connected device to another. Anthropic has called for governments to intervene and has proposed international coordination to slow the whole industry, including Chinese rivals. That initiative has not materialised so far as companies compete intensely to attract investment.

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark renewed his call on Friday for robust legislation to regulate artificial intelligence, telling an event at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok that companies should not be allowed to operate without it. He compared that situation to letting a race car drive through streets at night without brakes. Clark said toys he buys for his children face more regulation than the “literal super intelligence” he works on. He also described the situation as Formula One racing at night without brakes and asked why no one appeared willing to put up a guardrail.

Clark said US President Donald Trump’s administration opposes regulation and has called for the AI industry to police itself, while China does not oppose regulation, according to Clark. At an industry summit in Dublin on Wednesday, prioritising safety in the development of powerful AI technology dominated discussion. The article says concerns about safeguards have risen after models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic were involved in security incidents during testing, adding pressure to regulate AI.

A recent Anthropic report suggested small AI models may be only months away from behaving like computer worms by copying themselves from one internet-connected device to another. Anthropic has called for governments to intervene and has proposed international coordination to slow the whole industry, including Chinese rivals. That initiative has not materialised so far as companies compete intensely to attract investment.