GoKawiilAnthropic's Amodei and OpenAI's Altman call for coordinated 'pacing' of AI development
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay proposing that frontier AI companies adopt independent evaluators, coordinate on safety standards with peer firms in democratic countries, and eventually seek global coordination including authoritarian governments, while stressing this does not mean halting AI progress. OpenAI's Sam Altman quickly echoed the sentiment, agreeing on the need to 'pace the frontier,' endorsing third-party evaluators, and calling for a federal framework establishing consistent safety requirements across the industry.
GoKawiil's interpretation of the reporting above, not reported fact.
The exchange signals a rare moment of public alignment between rival AI lab leaders on the need for external oversight, even as they insist development should continue rather than stop. It also puts pressure on lawmakers to craft federal safety standards before individual states or companies set their own fragmented rules, which could shape how AI regulation evolves in the U.S.
- Amodei proposed third-party evaluators, industry coordination, and eventual global cooperation to pace AI development.
- Altman agreed with the pacing concept and called for a federal framework of consistent AI safety requirements.
- Both leaders emphasized that pacing does not mean halting AI progress, only ensuring adequate safety review time.
Source: theverge.com — Jay Peters, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “What execs and politicians are saying about slowing down AI development”
Read the original report → The summary and analysis above are GoKawiil's own, written from reporting by the source above. Facts and quotes belong to the original publisher.