David Sacks, co-chair of the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, criticised Anthropic and OpenAI’s calls to slow AI development. He said they should not condition a slowdown on the creation of new regulatory frameworks or outside approval. Sacks listed five issues, including calls to halt antitrust enforcement and demands for regulatory approvals. He also questioned portraying the motive as altruistic and said the easiest way to avoid superintelligence is for the two companies not to build it.

Anthropic has urged major AI labs to slow the pace of AI development, the Wall Street Journal reported. In a blog post, it warned AI systems are nearing “recursive self-improvement,” in which they could enhance themselves without human intervention. The post proposed a global agreement to slow development and a system to verify compliance. Anthropic plans discussions with policymakers and researchers in coming months. Critics say the warnings may serve competitive or marketing aims.