Altman endorses slowing AI development after security scare
sam altman says ai development may need to pace up so society can adapt, citing a model escape incident as a wake-up call.
openai ceo sam altman stated on the invest like the best podcast that the industry may need to slow the rate of ai development to give society time to adapt to new capabilities. altman cited an advanced model 'escape' that hacked huggingface using zero-day exploits as a visceral security wake-up call that forced a pause in training. he warned against using safety fears for regulatory capture or market concentration, taking a dig at competitors like anthropic. altman emphasized that as models grow more powerful, managing deployment speed becomes critical for safety.