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Urgent calls from OpenAI, Anthropic for an AI slowdown fall on deaf ears with Trump, Xi ahead of next week’s meeting

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Urgent calls from OpenAI, Anthropic for an AI slowdown fall on deaf ears with Trump, Xi ahead of next week’s meetingWorldPing
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What happened

The CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI say the two countries must pace technological development to protect the human race, but both leader seems uninterested, and maybe even antagonistic to the idea.

Key facts

  • Reported by Fortune and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:59:08 UTC.

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  1. Push for AI regulation mounts as talk of AI’s ‘existential’ risks go mainstream. But Trump resists calls for a slowdown

  2. Urgent calls from OpenAI, Anthropic for an AI slowdown fall on deaf ears with Trump, Xi ahead of next week’s meeting

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