More than 1,100 AI Employees Jointly Call on the US Government to Slow Down; Altman Rarely Expresses Support
1,134 employees from top AI firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta signed an open letter urging the U.S. government to support international cooperation and develop tools for AI governance, even calling for a deliberate slowdown if necessary. The initiative, named "Steering the Frontier," has rare public backing from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, with Anthropic's CEO and co-founders also signing, highlighting urgent industry consensus on safe AI....