AI CEOs Altman and Musk Back Call for Slowing Development, Trump Stresses US Lead Over China

Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, and Elon Musk, owner of X and former OpenAI co‑founder, publicly endorsed a call for greater caution in artificial‑intelligence research after Dario Amodei, a former OpenAI researcher now leading the AI safety firm Anthropic, urged Washington to slow the pace of development. In statements released over the weekend, Altman and Musk emphasized the need for regulatory frameworks and coordinated oversight to address potential risks, echoing Amodei’s concerns about unchecked advancement and the societal implications of increasingly powerful models.

In contrast, former President Donald Trump reiterated his position that the United States must preserve its technological edge over China, advocating for policies that accelerate, rather than restrain, American AI innovation. The divergent viewpoints highlight an ongoing debate in U.S. policy circles between calls for measured development to mitigate safety concerns and a strategic push to outpace geopolitical rivals in the rapidly evolving AI sector.