Sam Altman backs 'pacing the frontier', commits OpenAI to independent evaluators with employee-like access
connoraxiotes · x · 2026-09-13
Sam Altman said he agrees with Dario Amodei on "pacing the frontier," calling it a primary topic of OpenAI's recent internal discussions, and committed to independent evaluators with employee-like access. Safety critics countered that three companies agreeing to slow down amounts to the "Manhattan Project for AI" they always wanted, arguing for real government regulation and pauses instead.
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