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Altman, Amodei, Musk Back AI Development Slowdown

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk called for an AI development slowdown.
Sam Altman posted on X supporting a federal AI safety framework.
Dario Amodei’s essay proposes a three-stage roadmap starting with independent evaluators.
Elon Musk replied on X, “Dario is right,” endorsing the slowdown.
President Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize AI oversight, warning rapid private development is dangerous.

History

Historical Context

The Future of Life Institute began convening AI safety meetings in 2014, then hosted the 2017 Asilomar conference where more than 100 experts drafted 23 principles that attracted 1,797 AI-Robotics researchers and 3,923 others as signatories, including Elon Musk and Dario Amodei. Those guidelines now underpin renewed calls for federal oversight of rapid private AI deployment.

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Story summary

Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk called for an AI development slowdown.
Sam Altman posted on X supporting a federal AI safety framework.
Dario Amodei’s essay proposes a three-stage roadmap starting with independent evaluators.
Elon Musk replied on X, “Dario is right,” endorsing the slowdown.
President Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize AI oversight, warning rapid private development is dangerous.

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