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EDITOR BRIEF
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the industry to “pace the frontier” by slowing advanced AI development, drawing public support from Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and tentative backing from Demis Hassabis. Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson argued a pause could weaken the US position against China, with Trump saying whoever wins AI “wins.”
COMMENTARY
The split highlights a growing divide between AI executives warning about frontier model risks and policymakers focused on geopolitical competition. US leaders may be reluctant to embrace voluntary slowdowns if they believe doing so could hand China a strategic advantage in the AI race.