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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, revealed two ways he believes artificial intelligence can go 'very badly' and called for cooperation among execs to slow its rapid progress.

Sam Altman said OpenAI prepares explicit safety cases before some frontier reinforcement-learning runs that are expected to increase a model’s capabilities. | World News

Mounting worries about increasingly powerful AI models make this an 'ill-advised' time to go public, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Last night, the OpenAI CEO lent additional support to Anthropic’s CEO urging AI companies to slow down advanced model development. “When we talk about ‘pacing,’ we do not mean ‘stopping.’ Progress has been rapid and will continue to be.

The debate surrounding the growing risks of artificial intelligence has turned intense as even the bosses of tech giants including Dario Amodei, are calling for slowing down frontier AI

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman on Sunday added his support to the idea of “pacing” AI development, so that cutting-edge models don’t outrun the ability of humans to maintain control.

Sam Altman said OpenAI may not go public in 2026, citing AI safety concerns and the need to make decisions that may not benefit shareholders.

Altman warns AI could become uncontrollable in the hands of a few, adding to growing fears about risks from advanced systems.