OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the artificial intelligence industry is walking a narrow middle path, noting that his company would welcome a slower development pace to ensure capabilities do not outpace alignment and monitoring. Speaking on Sunday, Altman emphasized that pacing does not mean stopping progress entirely, but rather slowing down to avoid recklessness driven by international competition. President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters while traveling back from Ireland to Washington, insisted he was not downplaying AI risks while asserting that the technology will bring more good than bad and that the United States is leading the global race, particularly against China. Trump reiterated on social media that the only guardrails needed are a strong president, while calling criticism of data centers a sick conspiracy. Vice President JD Vance expressed caution regarding regulations, comparing frontier tech companies seeking government oversight to a Trojan horse, though he acknowledged administration concerns. These discussions follow a warning from Jacob Coxon, a former safety researcher who resigned from Anthropic, claiming companies are racing toward self-improving superintelligence and gambling with lives. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for urgent congressional action to address AI challenges and slow development to protect Americans. Altman outlined two major threats to avoid: losing control of AI or having power excessively concentrated in a single entity. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei also recently argued that the industry must pace frontier models to make wise use of gained time. Lawmakers returning to Washington face mounting pressure to investigate security concerns and establish consistent safety requirements for frontier artificial intelligence.
Source: abcnews.com
