AI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trump’s Team Says It’s on Them
Sam Altman and Elon Musk this weekend backed a call for restraint, after Dario Amodei called on Washington to slow AI development. Donald Trump, meanwhile, wants the US to maintain its lead over China.
Several leaders in the AI industry have called for a slowdown in the development of AI technology. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote an essay urging the US government to regulate AI companies and work with competitors to establish standards, though he acknowledged that China would likely not join such an agreement. Sam Altman and Elon Musk, among others, supported Amodei's ideas.
However, some have argued that the responsibility for slowing AI development should not come at the expense of antitrust law or a cartel-like arrangement. Trump expressed his desire to maintain the US's lead in AI technology, stating that whoever wins the race in AI technology, "wins." House Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned against a rushed regulatory approach, emphasizing the need for balance and steady hands.
In response to these calls for caution, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman committed to implementing third-party evaluators who can access OpenAI's firms to ensure their safety and report any incidents.
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