Sam Altman says on AI pacing: "we do not mean 'stopping.'"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman added his voice to industry discussions about how quickly artificial intelligence should advance, after a former safety researcher at Anthropic and OpenAI resigned and said the companies were proceeding irresponsibly. Altman said OpenAI would support national safety standards for advanced AI and outside audits, and he outlined dangers including a loss of human control and overly centralized authority over the technology. His comments followed similar remarks by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who also favored caution about the speed of progress, and came as President Trump stressed US competition with China and Vice President JD Vance urged careful regulation. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for urgent legislative action. Lawmakers returning to Washington face growing scrutiny of AI safety, including investigations into OpenAI.