OpenAI CEO Warns of 2 Ways AI Could Go 'Very Badly' If Tech Doesn't Slow Down

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned there are two ways AI could go "very badly" if the technology's development does not slow down, following a weekend in which major AI CEOs discussed a collective slowdown in large language model development over safety concerns. Altman had previously joined Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in requesting government intervention to slow the pace of frontier artificial intelligence, amid a series of security incidents involving agentic AI.

Sam Altman previously joined Anthropic's CEO in requesting government intervention to help slow the pace of frontier artificial intelligence. Many major AI CEOs took to social media this weekend to discuss a collective slowdown in large language model development owing to growing safety concerns. This comes after a series of security incidents involving agentic AI and a viral