Xi Jinping offered BRICS an open-source AI base backed by China’s open-weight model leadership, while U.S. leaders argued over whether to slow frontier model development. The proposal cited by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei lays out three stages for pacing the frontier. The likely outcome is a tighter split between a BRICS push for downloadable open weights and U.S. efforts combining model pace limits with stronger chip and weight protections.
AI leaders and researchers are pushing for a slowdown in AI development, with some staff describing fear about future risks and rival CEOs reportedly agreeing. A key concrete proposal is a three-point plan from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei that includes independent monitoring of models as they’re developed, plus industry-wide and global regulation. The debate shifts from whether to build faster to how (or whether) “slowdown” can be enforced, amid concerns it could benefit competitors and disrupt broader AI expansion plans.
Barack Obama urged Democrats to make artificial intelligence a central agenda and to develop a clear plan for safeguards in response to concerns about AI safety and economic effects. He said Democrats should put together the framework “once” they regain the House majority. The push is likely to shift Congress toward a more public, structured AI-safety conversation and cooperation with industry leaders, rather than letting AI developments proceed mainly in private hands.
Donald Trump downplayed artificial intelligence risk warnings after multiple experts urged slowing AI development, including concerns about catastrophic outcomes. The article cites Anthropic’s former researcher warning of a “strong chance” of dying in the “immediate future” if development continues at the current pace. The debate shifts to Trump’s emphasis on staying ahead of China while industry leaders and some researchers call for a coordinated slowdown.
Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson said AI executives are overreacting about calls to slow AI development. Trump warned that a pause could let China outpace the US, adding that whoever wins AI wins, and he said the US is currently leading China in AI. As a result, they oppose a frontier slowdown while emphasizing maintaining US leadership against China.
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