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Amodei calls for AI slowdown; Sacks counters with deregulation argument

Anthropic CEO warns of unsafe AI pace while tech investor and Trump adviser rejects regulation as self-interested posturing.

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What to know

  • Anthropic CEO Amodei and major AI leaders (Altman, Musk, Hassabis) are calling for slowed AI development citing safety concerns, while the Trump administration and its advisers view such regulation requests skeptically as self-interested corporate maneuvers.
  • David Sacks, Trump's science and technology adviser, argues companies should slow development on their own without seeking antitrust exemptions or regulatory approval processes, suggesting Amodei's regulation push masks profit motives.
  • The debate frames two opposing visions: tech leaders seeking external constraints on AI development versus deregulation advocates who see such calls as corporate positioning against market competition.

“I don't see what you see in the lab. If the unreleased models are scary enough that you think you should slow down, I support your decision to be responsible.”

David Sacks, Tech investor, Trump science adviser · X (quoted in Fox News) ↗ · Sep 14

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Amodei calls for AI slowdown; Sacks counters with deregulation argument
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    Sacks rejects 'AI doomerism,' accuses Amodei of self-interest

    David Sacks, billionaire tech investor and co-chair of Trump's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, posted a response on X rejecting 'AI doomerism' and suggesting Amodei's push for regulation masks self-interested motives to form a cartel and suspend antitrust law.

    “stop pretending antitrust law has to be suspended so you can form a cartel. Stop pretending you need a regulatory approval process that supersedes product liability…”
    — David Sacks
  2. background

    Vance says tech firms seeking regulation pursue 'Trojan horse' — Vice President JD Vance confirmed the Trump administration is 'concerned' about AI development but characterized companies like OpenAI and Anthropic seeking government regulation as pursuing a 'bit of a Trojan horse.'

  3. background

    Altman, Musk, Hassabis agree on need for slower AI pace — Within a day of Amodei's essay, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis all publicly agreed on the need for a slower pace of AI development.

  4. background

    Amodei warns AI development pace unsafe, urges slowdown — Dario Amodei, Anthropic's chief executive, published an essay stating that artificial intelligence is advancing too quickly for researchers to continue building it safely.