Slow it down yourselves

Calls for AI regulation got loud, and Trump's team answered that if lab leaders want an industry-wide slowdown, they can start one without permission from Washington.

Amodei breaks ranks

Anthropic's Dario Amodei published a Saturday essay asking the US government to regulate AI companies and pace development. Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Satya Nadella all backed the idea.

Researchers sounded the alarm

A week of blunt warnings from AI researchers pushed the debate from abstract to urgent. Capability and risk are climbing together.

“AI progress is increasing. And as AI becomes more capable, it poses more risks.”

Sacks calls it a cartel

David Sacks of the President's science advisory council said labs are hiding behind antitrust law and pretending their motives are purely altruistic.

“Stop pretending antitrust law has to be suspended so you can form a cartel”

China ends the argument

Amodei wanted an antitrust waiver and coordination with Beijing. Sacks doubted China would sign anything, and Trump said whoever wins AI wins. Mike Johnson warned that rushed rules would lose the race.

“We're leading China on AI, and, frankly, I want to keep it that way”

Voluntary brakes instead

With no law coming, labs are moving on their own. Altman agreed to give third-party evaluators employee-level access to check safety practices and report incidents.

“no amount of American competitive pressure should justify recklessness”