Sam Altman Eyes Slowing OpenAI's AI Development — SkimNews
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- Sam Altman told OpenAI employees the company is considering slowing its cutting-edge AI development and expressed hope that other AI companies would do the same
- OpenAI separately asked members of Congress for guidance on whether orchestrating an industry-wide AI slowdown would be legal under antitrust law
Why it matters: The pairing of a voluntary slowdown announcement with an antitrust outreach to Congress signals OpenAI wants to coordinate a pause industry-wide without triggering collusion exposure — effectively asking Washington for legal cover to slow down together.
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