After Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says AI Race Needs to Slow Down For Safety

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the AI industry should adopt "deliberate pacing" so companies can build stronger safety and alignment systems and keep increasingly powerful AI under human control, rather than halting development outright. Nadella also backed independent or embedded evaluators to monitor AI systems and verify companies meet their safety commitments, and warned against the technology being controlled by only a small number of companies. His comments follow warnings from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk about the accelerating pace of AI development, and come as Microsoft prepares to open a Code of Conduct for its first-party MAI models to public consultation.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has joined the growing debate over slowing AI development, but he is not calling for the technology race to stop. Instead, Nadella believes AI https://in.mashable.com/tech/113781/what-is-meta-muse-ai-agent-know-features-india-roll-out-of-the-new-personal-ai-assistant companies should slow down enough to build stronger safety measures and ensure increasingly powerful systems remain under human control. Satya Nadella Says AI Must Stay Under Human Control Microsoft https://in.mashable.com/tech/111776/microsoft-layoffs-2026-some-laid-off-employees-are-getting-up-to-9-months-salary-for-free CEO Satya Nadella https://in.mashable.com/tech/113098/why-satya-nadella-thinks-empathy-is-the-hardest-skill-leaders-can-learn has added his voice to the growing debate over the pace of AI development, arguing that the pursuit of superintelligence should only continue if the technology remains useful to people and under human control. Rather than calling for a complete pause, Nadella supports a more measured approach that gives companies time to build effective safety and alignment systems as AI becomes more capable. Satya Nadella urged the AI industry to prioritize safety and maintain human control over the technology. https://t.co/vTbjgLYdrS https://t.co/vTbjgLYdrS September 15, 2026 https://x.com/BusinessInsider/status/2099650725290684745?ref src=twsrc%5Etfw Microsoft Backs Slower AI Development for Safety Nadella also supported the idea of “deliberate pacing” to improve AI alignment. He welcomed proposals for independent or embedded evaluators who could monitor AI systems and check whether companies are actually following their safety commitments. His comments follow Anthropic https://in.mashable.com/tech/113906/why-are-sam-altman-elon-musk-anthropic-ceo-calling-for-a-slower-ai-race-the-safety-warning-explained CEO Dario Amodei https://in.mashable.com/tech/113901/elon-musk-reacts-to-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodeis-fresh-ai-doomsday-warning-of-botnet-taking-over ’s warning that AI capabilities are advancing too quickly, with OpenAI https://in.mashable.com/tech/113482/apple-claims-ex-employee-stole-trade-secrets-openai-says-apple-has-no-proof CEO Sam Altman https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/113837/andrew-garfield-stopped-using-chatgpt-after-openai-boss-sam-altman-role-heres-why and Elon Musk https://in.mashable.com/automobiles/113913/elon-musk-to-reveal-next-gen-tesla-roadster-on-october-1-heres-what-to-expect also expressing support for greater caution. Nadella Warns Against AI Control by a Few Companies For Nadella, the issue goes beyond how quickly AI models are developed. He argued that the technology should not end up being controlled by only a small number of companies. Instead, he wants the AI ecosystem to include businesses, researchers, countries and academia, while allowing both closed and open-source models to develop. The goal is to give organisations more choice rather than making them permanently dependent on a handful of AI providers. Microsoft CEO Wants Businesses to Keep Control of AI Nadella has also raised concerns about the valuable business knowledge companies can hand over while using AI tools. Prompts, corrections, workflows and feedback can reveal how an organisation operates, making control over that information increasingly important. He wants businesses to retain their own “learning loop”, embed their knowledge into AI systems and maintain control over the model weights they use. Microsoft is also preparing to put a Code of Conduct for its first-party MAI models out for public consultation, adding another layer to the company's approach to AI safety and governance. ALSO SEE: iPhone Duo Spotted at Emmys: Apple CEO John Ternus Shows Off The New Foldable iPhone https://in.mashable.com/tech/113955/iphone-duo-spotted-at-emmys-apple-ceo-john-ternus-shows-off-the-new-foldable-iphone Tech https://in.mashable.com/tech , Microsoft https://in.mashable.com/microsoft , Elon Musk https://in.mashable.com/elon-musk , Artificial Intelligence https://in.mashable.com/artificial-intelligence , ai https://in.mashable.com/ai , Openai https://in.mashable.com/openai , Satya Nadella https://in.mashable.com/satya-nadella , ChatGPT https://in.mashable.com/chatgpt , Sam Altman https://in.mashable.com/sam-altman , Anthropic https://in.mashable.com/anthropic , Dario Amodei https://in.mashable.com/dario-amodei , AI Warning https://in.mashable.com/ai-warning