NEWS · REGULATION · #254
AI leaders urge slowdown; Trump’s team says companies should decide
Reports say Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend plea for regulation or a slowdown in advanced AI development. According to the story, the Trump campaign has responded that it’s up to the companies, and the White House appears unlikely to intervene.
KEY POINTS
- Reports say Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend plea for regulation or a slowdown in advanced AI development.
- According to the story, the Trump campaign has responded that it’s up to the companies, and the White House appears unlikely to intervene.
- This matters because it highlights a growing split between industry leaders calling for constraints on AI and political actors reluctant to impose regulatory limits, which affects policy and competition in AI development.
WHY IT MATTERS
This matters because it highlights a growing split between industry leaders calling for constraints on AI and political actors reluctant to impose regulatory limits, which affects policy and competition in AI development.