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- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed a three-step plan over the weekend for slowing AI development, including embedding third-party evaluators in labs, coordinating across the domestic industry, and forging international agreements with potential government assistance.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, and Elon Musk publicly appeared to agree on aspects of Amodei's proposal, but Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg quickly came out against limiting companies' autonomy.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Zuckerberg, Musk, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang scuttled proposals for an industry-funded independent regulator modeled on FINRA—the financial industry's private nonprofit regulator.
- Trump called recent AI risk fears a 'hoax' last week, posting on social media that AI only needs 'A STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT' and denouncing a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers.
- Former DHS emerging tech policy director Nick Reese noted that Trump signed Executive Order 13960 six years ago on AI safety principles for federal use, calling his current anti-regulation position 'a real change in the president's position.'
- Industry blogger Zvi Mowshowitz said the Trump administration's stance is driven more by 'vibes' than consistent policy, while Reese characterized it as 'wobbly and inconsistent.'
Why it matters: Trump signed Executive Order 13960 six years ago establishing AI safety principles for federal use—directly contradicting his current 'hoax' framing, per former DHS official Nick Reese. With CEOs split and the White House flip-flopping, any meaningful AI safety rules now hinge on a Congress that has yet to act.
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