AI's Next Big Question: Can We Slow It Down?

Two of the world's most powerful AI leaders now agree on one surprising idea: artificial intelligence may be developing too fast. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has outlined a plan to slow AI development. His proposal comes as Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, appears to share the same view. Both men say it is time to "pace the frontier" — a phrase that means deliberately slowing the race to build the most advanced AI systems. The two companies are direct competitors. Their agreement on this point is notable. What would slowing down actually look like? Amodei's plan suggests it would involve coordinated limits on how quickly new and more powerful AI models are released. Rather than stopping development entirely, the goal would be to control its speed. The details of how such limits would work — and who would enforce them — remain unclear. But the fact that two rival leaders are raising the same concern signals a shift in the debate over AI safety.