Nirmala Sitharaman warns AI safety risks at Global Fintech Fest
India
At the Global Fintech Fest 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman voiced worries about whether AI safety measures are keeping up with how fast the tech is evolving.
She pointed to Jacob Coxon's recent resignation from Anthropic: he called out big AI labs for "gambling with our lives" by pushing self-improving systems without enough checks in place.
Sitharaman urges fast accountable reversible AI
Sitharaman urged that we need systems that are "fast yet accountable" and "autonomous yet reversible," so people can trust the technology.
Her comments highlight growing concerns about AI safety safeguards keeping pace with the technology, like risks of self-improving superintelligence and the chance of AI going rogue.