AI leaders collectively call for 'hitting the brakes,' but the Trump administration is cautious about slowing down AI development.

Beating AI News Flash: As concerns over AI safety escalate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called on the U.S. government to push the industry to slow down AI development and allow AI companies to jointly establish safety standards without violating antitrust laws. The initiative has gained support from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and others, while Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also called for controlling the pace of AI development.

However, the Trump administration is cautious about slowing down AI development. David Sacks, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, said that if AI companies believe new models are too risky, they can decide on their own to slow down, but they should not use that as a reason to ask the government to suspend antitrust laws. Trump emphasized that the United States currently leads China in AI, saying "whoever wins AI wins everything," and therefore wants to maintain its lead.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress will not take the lead in slamming the brakes on AI. He believes that if companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic truly feel that continuing research and development is too dangerous, they can simply stop on their own without waiting for the government to order it. Congress, he said, should certainly not rush to impose an emergency moratorium now.

Meanwhile, OpenAI said it is willing to take voluntary measures, including allowing independent third-party evaluators to obtain employee-level internal access to assess AI products and safety practices and report incidents. Altman said that although controlling the pace of AI development comes at a cost, it is "worth paying that price," and U.S. competitive pressure should not become a reason for reckless development.