Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Tech leaders warn of AI risk before Altman's House visit
A group of more than 1,200 people who work at big AI companies wrote a letter to the U.S. government.
They said that AI is getting very powerful and could be dangerous if it grows too fast.
They want the government to help make rules and safety plans.
The letter was sent just before the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, visited the White House.
The U.S. president signed an order that asks AI companies to share their models with the government.
The letter asks for international cooperation and better tools to keep AI safe.
Over 1,200 AI company employees and executives signed an open letter urging the U.S. government to pace AI development.
The letter, titled “Pacing the Frontier,” highlights the risk of rapid AI progress beyond human control.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and other top figures, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, joined the signatories ahead of Altman’s White House meetings.
The letter calls for international cooperation, technical safeguards, and governance tools to manage AI risks.
The U.S. executive order on AI, signed by President Trump, requires AI firms to provide models to the government and gives agencies 60 days to create a framework.
- Who
- AI company executives and employees, including Dario Amodei and Sam Altman
- What
- Signed an open letter urging the U.S. government to pace AI development
- When
- Within a single day; Altman's White House meetings this week; 60‑day deadline expires August 1, 2024
- Where
- United States, Washington, D.C.
- Why
- To address risks of rapid AI progress and lack of governance tools
- Signatories
- 1,293
- Letter Title
- Pacing the Frontier
- Key Signatories
- Dario Amodei, Sam Altman
- Executive Order Deadline
- August 1, 2024
- President
- Donald Trump
- AI Companies Involved
- Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, Google DeepMind