Altman 'confident' industry can police AI safety, pushing back on Amodei's call to slow down
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-16
Speaking with Marc Benioff at Dreamforce, Sam Altman said he is 'very confident' in his company's and industry's ability to advance AI safely without government regulation, days after Dario Amodei's essay urged slowing development. Altman said he was 'disappointed by how it's been framed' and noted OpenAI is working with Anthropic and Google DeepMind on safety. Gary Marcus mocked the stance: 'Fox confident it can guard henhouse.'
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