# Altman, Musk, and Hassabis back Amodei's call to add independent oversight

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/altman-musk-and-hassabis-back-amodeis-call-to-add-independent-oversight/>
> Published: 2026-09-13 08:53:00+00:00

# Altman, Musk, and Hassabis back Amodei's call to add independent oversight

**OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk are backing calls to slow down AI development.** [Altman](https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910), [Musk](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2098789109980332057), and Ex-Deepmind-CEO [Demis Hassabis](https://x.com/demishassabis/status/2098909516582490602) at least partly endorsed [Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's proposals](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-ceo-amodei-wants-ai-speed-limits-before-self-improvement-outpaces-human-control/), all agreeing on the need for independent oversight inside AI labs. [Musk has been sounding the alarm on AI risks for years](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/25/style/elon-musk-maureen-dowd.html), so his support isn't exactly a surprise.

Altman also told [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/09/12/sam-altman-openai-ipo-delay-ill-advised-moment-safety-concerns/) that OpenAI won't go public this year, citing safety concerns. He had already [shared that decision internally in June](https://the-decoder.com/openais-ipo-slips-as-altman-tells-staff-to-expect-a-public-offering-within-the-next-year/). Another reading: OpenAI's financials simply don't support an IPO right now, especially compared to Anthropic's. Both could be true.

Not everyone agrees. Google researcher [Peyman Milanfar pushed back](https://x.com/docmilanfar/status/2098887393759854599), arguing that [recursive self-improvement (RSI)](https://the-decoder.com/ai-safety-panic-goes-mainstream-after-anthropic-researchers-warnings-land-on-cnn-and-fox-news/) is a naive assumption because the feedback loops are inherently unstable. The harder a system optimizes itself, the deeper it falls into blind spots, and reliable evidence only comes from the real world, not benchmarks. That makes Amodei's "speed limit" unnecessary, Milanfar argues: "Systems that reliably improve themselves will be governed, damped, slow, and bounded by margins that look wasteful. Because stability is the speed limit."

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[Altman](https://x.com/sama/status/2098811563415150910)|

[Musk](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2098789109980332057)|

[Hassabis](https://x.com/demishassabis/status/2098909516582490602)|

[Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/09/12/sam-altman-openai-ipo-delay-ill-advised-moment-safety-concerns/)|

[Peyman Milanfar](https://x.com/docmilanfar/status/2098887393759854599)