A rare agreement is emerging among major AI companies over the growing risks linked to advanced artificial intelligence.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Elon Musk have backed calls for greater caution.
Their comments followed warnings from Anthropic about the possible dangers of increasingly powerful AI systems.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently proposed slowing the pace of frontier AI development.
He said stronger safety checks were needed as companies race to build more advanced systems.
Altman backed the proposal, saying, “I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier,” he wrote on X.
He also said OpenAI would support independent checks of its safety practices.
Hassabis described Amodei’s plan as pointing “towards the right path forward,” while Musk simply wrote, “Dario is right.”
Amodei’s proposal includes independent safety reviews and stronger cooperation between countries.
It also calls for coordination with China and other governments on AI security.
However, the idea has faced criticism from some AI policy experts and former officials.
Critics have questioned whether closer cooperation between major AI companies could reduce competition.
The proposal has also met resistance from the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed the importance of keeping the United States ahead in AI development.
Trump said, “Whoever wins AI, wins,” while acknowledging that governments could still create guardrails.
The debate reflects a growing divide over AI development and safety.
Some technology leaders want stronger safeguards, while government officials continue pushing rapid development.
The discussion is likely to shape future debates about AI regulation, competition and public safety.
