In the past couple of years, regulators have been caught off guard again and again as tech companies compete to launch ever more advanced AI models. As it stands, it seems there's little anyone can do to delay or prevent the release of a model that poses excessive risks. Existing measures to mitigate AI risks aren't enough to protect us, so we need new approaches. One could be a kind of AI safety hotline tasked with expert volunteers. Read more about how the hotline could work.

In the past couple of years, regulators have been caught off guard again and again as tech companies compete to launch ever more advanced AI models. It's only a matter of time before labs release another round of models that pose new regulatory challenges. We're likely just weeks away, for example, from OpenAI's release of ChatGPT-5, which promises to push AI capabilities further than ever before. As it stands, it seems there's little anyone can do to delay or prevent the release of a model that poses excessive risks. Testing AI models before they're released is a common approach to mitigating certain risks, and it may help regulators weigh up the costs and benefits--and potentially block models from being released if they're deemed too dangerous.