IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said AI risks may exceed its opportunities without adequate safeguards and an ethical framework, backing a mix of industry self-regulation and government input. At the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, the IMF flagged risks to growth and financial stability from a possible end to the AI investment boom, high debt and a prolonged Middle East war. On a panel with Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, Georgieva said AI is already strengthening the economy but could cause negative shocks if productivity gains fall short, and that digital infrastructure, electricity and regulation are needed. Clark argued that common-sense standards are achievable and said Anthropic publishes its test results, but that the sector should not be fully voluntary. US Treasury Undersecretary Erin Browne said the IMF focuses too much on risks and should weigh AI's opportunities more, which Washington now calls “super intelligence.”
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