Harris joins industry leaders, Obama in calling for AI development slowdown
Former VP and potential 2028 candidate urges federal oversight and international treaty as Trump dismisses safety concerns as a hoax.
What to know
- Harris joins industry leaders and Obama in calling for a deliberate slowdown in frontier AI development, proposing federal oversight and an international treaty on AI safety standards.
- Trump dismisses the slowdown movement as a conspiracy against AI and data centers, insisting strong presidential leadership alone suffices and U.S. competitiveness with China must take priority.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay supporting the slowdown; AI policy is emerging as a 2028 presidential issue as Democrats prioritize the agenda.
- The debate reflects broader tension between those prioritizing AI safety and regulation versus those prioritizing rapid U.S. technological advancement.
“The United States must continue to lead the world in developing AI technology even as we seek to impose common-sense safety standards.”
Kamala Harris, Former Vice President · CNN/KEYT-TV ↗ · Sep 13
Kamala Harris Former Vice President, potential 2028 candidate
Donald Trump President
Dario Amodei CEO, Anthropic
Barack Obama Former President
Pete Buttigieg Former Transportation Secretary, potential 2028 candidate
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Trump rejects AI slowdown as conspiracy, dismisses safety concerns
President Trump responded on social media to the slowdown calls by rejecting safety concerns and arguing that only strong presidential leadership is needed to control AI. He characterized the push for regulation as a "SICK conspiracy" benefiting China and asserted the U.S. already has sufficient regulatory power over tech companies.
“The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT… There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers.”
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And with when even the CCPs state security is concerned… maybe humanity isn’t ready for AGI. Government action though? Last I checked, isn’t the AI the industry pouring billions into governments?
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Announce that he’s running third party and double down on the corruption that he spent months parroting. He would have won. He was never meant to win. Sorry to shatter the illusion for you.
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Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have both said the same thing about slowing it down - but they’re just wordsmithing and would simply move to china if that happened?
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Harris calls for AI development slowdown and federal oversight — Former Vice President Kamala Harris posted on X that artificial intelligence is advancing at an "alarming speed" and called for a responsible slowdown in frontier AI development, emphasizing the need for "sensible guardrails" to keep AI under human control. She urged Congress to establish a federal oversight agency and called on Trump to pursue an international treaty with countries like China on AI safety and testing standards.
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Anthropic CEO Amodei calls for AI development slowdown in essay — Over the weekend, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, published an essay urging a slowdown in frontier AI development and appeared in an exclusive CNN interview with Anderson Cooper advocating for industry collaboration to avoid "the wrong paths" and prevent harm to humanity.
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Obama urges AI to center of 2028 Democratic agenda — Former President Barack Obama, speaking at a private fundraiser with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, urged Democrats considering a 2028 presidential run to prioritize AI policy, warning that the technology is advancing rapidly in private hands and could be dangerous if not properly managed.
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So every publicly traded company only went that route because they were running out of money?
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We've gone way off the original point here. You haven't provided an example of an unregulated market that is beneficial to the consumer.
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Established presence and capital are already requirements for ai Good luck trying to build a model with no gpus or entrenched tech industry links