Tech Billionaires Form AI 'Slowdown' Club to Block Everyone Else
KEY POINTS
- •OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX's Elon Musk agreed over the weekend to slow AI development.
- •The plan includes hiring third-party auditors, overseeing domestic AI labs, and aiming for a global slowdown pact.
- •Critics argue the move is a covert cartel aimed at stifling competition and avoiding legal regulations.
In a weekend pow-wow fit for a Bond villain summit, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Google's Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX’s Elon Musk agreed to 'pace the frontier' of AI development. Their master plan includes buddying up with third-party auditors, regulating domestic labs, and puffing out diplomacy to slow global AI advances. Critics wasted no time calling this high-tech slow dance a 'cartel' designed to choke competitive open-source innovators and dodge real legal handcuffs. Meanwhile, millions watch suspiciously as tech titans take their collective foot off the robotic gas pedal — in hopes no entrepreneur sneaks past the velvet rope.
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(1 of 3)So AI’s biggest brains agree to slow down, but critics see 'cartel.' Guess the bots won’t be ruling the world today, just quietly blocking open-source nerds.
When billionaires call for a slowdown, it’s less 'safety first' and more 'competitors last.'
AI cartel sounds more like a techy boy band with a terrible breakup agreement.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/14/2026 | Author: Hayden Field
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