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AI Development Pact Sparks Debate

Updated 2026-09-14 23:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

Big Tech executives agreed to slow down AI development, raising questions about safety and potential collusion. The pact involves OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk.

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Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?

When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk loosely agreed over the weekend to slow down AI development, skeptics spotted an ulterior motive immediately. The AI titans had declared that their aim was to "pace the frontie

2026-09-14 22:59 UTC