OpenAI Altman supports AI's “speed control” theory: it cannot be recklessly advanced due to competitive pressure

The Zhitong Finance App learned that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly supported the concept of developing “speed control” for AI last Sunday to prevent cutting-edge models from developing faster than humans can maintain control.

Altman's statement echoes the words of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. He said that shifting the focus to safety would come at a cost, but in order to maintain the confidence of the outside world in US companies to responsibly develop increasingly powerful AI, this generation is worth it.

“No matter how much competitive pressure the US faces, it should not be a reason to act recklessly, let alone allow capacity development to advance alignment and monitoring.” Altman said in a post on the X platform and emphasized that ensuring safety does not mean stopping progress. “What we call 'speed control' is not a 'stop. '”

Not long ago, Armouday unusually aligned with SpaceX and XAI boss Elon Musk, calling for putting the brakes on AI development. Altman told OpenAI employees earlier this month that the startup is willing to slow down the advance of cutting-edge technology to better understand the risks; he also confirmed that the company will not do an IPO in 2026 and will prioritize security-related matters.

On Monday, Asian AI concept stocks were lower. SoftBank Group, the main investor of OpenAI, fell sharply by 13% in the Japanese market, while South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both fell by more than 4% in the Korean market.

In an X post last Sunday, Altman reiterated OpenAI's support for federal-level AI frameworks and said AI companies needed help from the US in international coordination.