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Sam Altman is ready to decelerate

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Post by benwerd » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC

Re: Sam Altman is ready to decelerate

Post by Ancalagon » Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC

My knee-jerk is to do the opposite of everything Sam Altman wants. But in this case I'm having a hard time seeing how this is a bad move.

Post by nateb2022 » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC

> OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that it may be time to “pace” AI development so the world will be ready for it.

Or, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to begin regulating openweight competition now that they're catching up.

Why should frontier knowledge be in the hands of few, when it could be in the hands of all?