Altman Backs AI Slowdown

It's been Zynga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman backed calls for AI companies to slow the pace of frontier model development and supported a federal safety framework with consistent requirements. According to CNBC, Altman said independent evaluators should receive broad access to advanced AI systems and warned that competitive pressure should not justify reckless development. He clarified that pacing AI development does not mean stopping progress. His comments followed Anthropic's CEO Dario Amadei's proposal for common safety standards, outside evaluations, and limits on unchecked AI progress. Elon Musk also backed Amadei's call over the weekend. President Trump rejected calls for a slowdown, arguing it could threaten the U.S. lead over China.