OpenAI Calls for Democratic Mechanisms to Pace Frontier AI Development

OpenAI emphasized that the pace of frontier AI development should be controlled by democratic public mechanisms rather than individual labs. Researcher Micah Carroll also warned that rapid iteration could amplify misuse and alignment failures, suggesting AI may require coordinated slowdowns or even indefinite pauses.

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