Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has expressed a willingness to slow the pace of advanced artificial intelligence development. He hopes for a collaborative effort among leading AI labs to adopt a similar cautious approach. This initiative arises amid rising safety concerns and notable researcher exits within the sector. Altman has previously addressed the importance of responsible AI pacing with White House representatives, although these discussions remain unconfirmed publicly.

Several employees at both labs have publicly backed calls to slow AI development, citing fears of extinction from self-improving systems

Sept 10 : OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees at a company meeting this week that the firm was open to slowing development of its AI systems, Bloomberg News reported…