Anthropic CEO urges AI slowdown at Dreamforce, Nvidia CEO pushes acceleration

San Francisco – At the Salesforce Dreamforce conference on Tuesday, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman urged the industry to adopt more rigorous security safeguards as artificial‑intelligence systems become increasingly powerful. Speaking to a packed audience, Altman highlighted recent incidents that exposed vulnerabilities in generative models and called for coordinated standards, transparent testing protocols and stronger oversight mechanisms to prevent misuse and unintended harms.

Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei echoed concerns about rapid development, using an automotive analogy to argue that a safety failure at one car maker should prompt all manufacturers to pause and reassess their practices. In contrast, Nvidia’s chief executive defended continued acceleration, contending that slowing progress could cede competitive advantage and impede beneficial innovation. The divergent views underscored a growing debate within the AI community over balancing speed of advancement with robust risk mitigation.