OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX's Elon Musk verbally agreed to slow AI development, backing a proposal to "pace the frontier" with third-party auditors and a global slowdown. Critics call it a cartel aimed at blocking competitors and open-source work. Experts including New York University's Nick Reese say the pledge is a step forward but needs enforcement, warning of safety-washing absent real regulation.
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