# Sam Altman calls for pacing AI development but promises rapid progress will continue > Source: > Published: 2026-09-14 09:39:59+00:00 # Sam Altman calls for pacing AI development but promises rapid progress will continue [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) Sam Altman is doubling down on slowing AI development. [OpenAI](/glossary/openai) now runs safety checks before major [training](/glossary/training) runs, and according to The Information, the company has been talking with [Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic) and Google for months about joint self-regulation. The article [Sam Altman calls for pacing AI development but promises rapid progress will continue](https://the-decoder.com/sam-altman-calls-for-pacing-ai-development-but-promises-rapid-progress-will-continue/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. ## Key Terms Explained [Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic) An AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei. [Decoder](/glossary/decoder) The part of a neural network that generates output from an internal representation. [OpenAI](/glossary/openai) The AI company behind ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper. [Training](/glossary/training) The process of teaching an AI model by exposing it to data and adjusting its parameters to minimize errors.