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AI Industry Leaders Call for Slower Development of Advanced Systems
Concerns over the pace of artificial-intelligence development are drawing rare public alignment from leaders of several competing AI companies, even as commercial and geopolitical pressures continue to push the sector forward.
Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei said advanced AI capabilities have progressed faster than expected and urged developers to “pace the frontier,” according to comments cited by The Neuron. OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk publicly supported Amodei’s position, with Musk writing that “Dario is right.”
Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella also said that superintelligence—AI exceeding human capabilities across most fields—should not be pursued unless it remains under human control. Nadella’s comments add Microsoft to a group of major technology companies publicly emphasizing constraints on the most advanced AI systems.
The debate is expected to be a focus of a gathering hosted by King Charles in Scotland, where leaders from Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are due to discuss shared AI-safety principles, The Neuron reported.
The calls for restraint come as AI companies face strong incentives to accelerate model development, driven by competition for customers, computing capacity, investment and national advantage. U.S. President Donald Trump has argued that excessive limits could allow China to gain ground in AI, describing the technology as a strategic contest.
The industry’s emerging consensus on safety has also faced skepticism. Critics have questioned whether public warnings from AI executives will lead to measurable changes in product roadmaps, model releases or internal governance. Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft and xAI continue to compete in developing and deploying increasingly capable AI systems.
The discussion has widened beyond technology companies. Sen. Bernie Sanders has called for a ban on superintelligence and has urged U.S.-China engagement on the issue, while Pope Leo XIV has separately argued that AI should remain under human control.