NEWS · REGULATION · #238
Critics doubt Big AI’s proposed slowdown is really about safety
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have proposed slowing frontier AI development citing safety concerns, but figures across industry and politics are pushing back. Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez called the initiative a "cartel by another name," and both the White House and Donald Trump have opposed the move, according to reporting by The Decoder.
KEY POINTS
- OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have proposed slowing frontier AI development citing safety concerns, but figures across industry and politics are pushing back.
- Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez called the initiative a "cartel by another name," and both the White House and Donald Trump have opposed the move, according to reporting by The Decoder.
- This matters because how the proposal is received could shape competition, regulatory responses, and the pace of frontier AI development.
WHY IT MATTERS
This matters because how the proposal is received could shape competition, regulatory responses, and the pace of frontier AI development.