OpenAI CEO Altman Backs AI Slowdown Push as 1,200+ Employees Demand Government Intervention

More than 1,200 employees at leading AI companies signed a petition titled "Pacing the Frontier" urging Washington to back an international framework to throttle AI development, marking a historic tipping point for safety advocates. The petition, whose signatories include Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Meta executives, and OpenAI researchers, argues the industry may need "the option to buy time to address emerging risks, develop security measures, and strengthen oversight." OpenAI...