OpenAI and Anthropic Staff Petition US to Pace AI
Petition urges US government to support mechanisms that deliberately slow advanced AI development.
TLDR
Employees at OpenAI and Anthropic are circulating a petition requesting US government backing for an international effort to deliberately pace frontier AI progress. The action follows public statements from company leaders acknowledging that future acceleration may require external controls to avoid advancing too quickly. The petition frames the request as aligned with each company's mission to ensure AI benefits all while addressing risks from rapid development. Bloomberg reported the letter's circulation, noting calls for mechanisms that could slow advancement if needed. The effort reflects internal recognition that voluntary restraint alone may prove insufficient against competitive pressures.
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Steven Sinofsky@stevesiPlease government stop the very work I am doing. I seem unable to find the agency to get a different job and find an employer with whom I have a shared alignment. Help. We. Can't. Stop.
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SG Shirin Ghaffary@shiringhaffaryNEW: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind staff are circulating a letter asking the US government to support a mechanism that could help “deliberately pace” AI development if needed, bc of risks of the technology becoming out of control w/ @rachelmetz…
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AV Alex Volkov@altryneSo many letters, I'm loosing track https://twitter.com/shiringhaffary/status/2082168375036309969
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AK Andreas Kirsch 🇺🇦@BlackHCGlad I was able to sign it 😊 https://twitter.com/shiringhaffary/status/2082168375036309969
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TB Tamay Besiroglu@tamaybesLetting governments set the pace of probably the most important technology seems like a terrible idea. https://twitter.com/MTSlive/status/2082165435785716197
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LA Lisan al Gaib@scaling01Frontier company employees and execs are signing a letter to slow down the development of frontier models internationally "We request that the U.S. government support an international effort to develop the technical and governance tools needed to deliberately pace the frontier…
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