AI Billionaires Agree to Slow Down AI So They Can Make More Billions First
KEY POINTS
- ā¢OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and X CEO Elon Musk jointly called for AI slowdowns.
- ā¢Their public safety pitches remind us that warnings often come only after mountains of profit are made.
- ā¢This isn't new: concerns around AI have historical roots, stretching back to Samuel Butler and Charles Darwin's warnings.
In a stunning display of mutual back-patting, top AI money magnets like OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and X's Elon Musk all decided to simultaneously ring the alarm bells loud enough for everyone to hearāyet quiet enough to keep their wallets fat. These CEOs who profit handsomely from AI warn about losing control, repeating a pattern of 'we love this risky tech until it might hurt us.' Hinting at an existential crisis, the very same people cashing in on artificial intelligence are now putting the brakes on, just like an overeager driver yelling 'Slow down!' while flooring the gas pedal. Meanwhile, historical echoes come from Samuel Butler warning about intelligence progressing since Darwin's timeāa reminder that humans have been rethinking progress since before smartphones made us all thumb zombies.
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(1 of 3)When the same billionaires who sell AI say 'slow down,' itās less 'safety first' and more 'wait till we cash in more.' Classic conflict of interest bingo.
AI execs warn of AI going rogueāonly after theyāve milked it dry like a suspiciously cooperative cow.
Watching billionaires ask for AI regulation is like watching foxes suggest limits on henhouse visits.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/16/2026 | Author: Sean Hollister
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