AI Leaders Call for Slowdown; Trump Administration Remains Cautious

Breaking News from Beating AI: As concerns over AI safety intensify, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently urged the U.S. government to encourage the industry to slow down AI development and permit AI companies to collaboratively establish safety standards without violating antitrust laws. This initiative has garnered support from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who also called for controlling the pace of AI advancement. However, the Trump administration has taken a cautious stance on slowing AI development. David Sacks, co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, stated that if AI companies believe new models pose excessive risks, they may choose to slow down independently—but should not use this as justification to demand government suspension of antitrust laws. Trump emphasized that the U.S. currently leads China in AI, stating, “Whoever wins AI wins everything,” and expressed a desire to maintain this competitive advantage. Meanwhile, OpenAI has indicated its willingness to adopt voluntary measures, including granting independent third-party evaluators employee-level access to internal systems to assess AI products and safety practices and report incidents. Altman acknowledged that slowing the pace of AI development comes at a cost, but said it is “worth the price,” adding that competitive pressures in the U.S. should not justify reckless development.