{
  "id": 7268211,
  "title": "AI chiefs confront markets and Trump over safeguards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ai-chiefs-confront-markets-and-trump-over-safeguards",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T07:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/ai-chiefs-confront-markets-and-trump-over-safeguards/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Artificial intelligence pioneers are encountering opposition from investors and President Donald Trump following Anthropic and OpenAI's calls for a slowdown in the rapid advancement of frontier models. This has led to significant losses in technology shares and highlighted a growing disagreement regarding the speed of industry progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged developers to slow down model improvement, emphasizing the need for additional time to develop safety systems and independent oversight. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has also endorsed the idea of pacing development, suggesting that the company has discussed halting progress when systems reach new levels of capability. These warnings have clashed with strong incentives to continue rapid development, as evidenced by a 11% drop in AI-linked stocks like SoftBank Group. Semiconductor and technology shares also experienced declines, as investors reconsider whether stricter safeguards could hinder demand for computing infrastructure and delay returns on substantial investments. OpenAI's decision to postpone an IPO until safety and alignment issues are resolved has further fueled concerns about potential governance overhauls taking precedence over short-term shareholder expectations. President Trump has opposed calls for slower AI development, emphasizing its importance in maintaining the United States' competitive edge over China. His administration has favored lighter regulation while acknowledging national security risks from increasingly capable systems. A June executive order highlighted the US's AI advantage through avoiding overly restrictive rules, calling for innovation alongside security measures. Amodei has proposed permanent access for independent evaluators and international cooperation to reduce the risk of one company or country leading the charge. OpenAI has called for mandatory national requirements tied to model capability, with its chief global affairs officer, Chris Lehane, advocating for Congress to establish national safety rules and state measures to follow until federal legislation is enacted. Recent advanced AI agents have raised alarms, with OpenAI's Astra system having crossed a cybersecurity capability threshold, potentially discovering unknown vulnerabilities and devising exploits without continuous human guidance. Amodei's proposals aim to balance safety commitments with investor demands and geopolitical competition, but the industry faces a three-way tension between these factors.",
  "summary": "Artificial intelligence leaders are facing mounting resistance from investors and President Donald Trump after calls by Anthropic and OpenAI to slow the advance of frontier models triggered sharp losses in technology shares and exposed a widening dispute over how quickly the industry should proceed. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has urged leading developers to reduce the pace at which…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}