The comments come as more US lawmakers urge new rules to govern AI systems after dire warnings from two researchers from OpenAI rival Anthropic that rapidly progressing AI could lead to the extinction of the human race in the not-too-distant future.

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…

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