Frontier AI Forum's "Pacing the Frontier" Proposals Face Regulatory Capture Criticism
Trump said the United States cannot afford to fall behind China as Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI urge a slower pace on advanced AI.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan call from AI CEOs to slow development, arguing the U.S. cannot afford to fall behind China in the race for technological dominance.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently warned that a "swarm of rogue AI agents" could seize the internet within six months if development pace is not slowed. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis endorsed the call.
- Critics suggest the slowdown proposal aims to slash training costs and improve profitability before potential IPOs. SpaceX pays Anthropic a $1.25 billion monthly fee for compute services, illustrating the sector's massive financial stakes.
- China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated "fear mongering, confrontation, competition will just disrupt process of global AI governance." State media The Global Times labeled the call "hypocritical and short-sighted."
- White House AI Czar David Sacks cautioned firms against using safety claims to seek antitrust exemptions. Trump asserted that the "only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART PRESIDENT.
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Trump Denounced a “Conspiracy” Against AI and Claimed that only China Would Benefit From Curbing It.
The U.S. president questioned Dario Amodei of Anthropic for asking to slow down the development of the most advanced models, and stated that the only necessary supervision is a “strong and intelligent” president.
Trump doubles down on AI race, takes aim at Anthropic CEO over slowdown call
Donald Trump said the US already has enough criminal and regulatory power over AI companies and rejected calls for new guardrails. His remarks deepen the split between Washington's push for AI dominance and industry demands to pace frontier development.
Frontier AI Forum's "Pacing the Frontier" Proposals Face Regulatory Capture Criticism
The Frontier Model Forum, formed by AI giants like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta, has issued "Pacing the Frontier" recommendations that critics call a blatant bid for regulatory capture. The proposals center on compute thresholds, industry-led safety evaluations, and specialized agencies, effectively locking in advantages for companies controlling vast computational resources while marginalizing smaller developers and independent researche…
'Go ahead': David Sacks backs 'pacing the frontier' on AI, warns OpenAI and Anthropic against regulatory capture
David Sacks challenged calls for regulatory intervention, arguing that the companies should not suggest they require outside permission to slow their own development.
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