On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed whether executives like Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are serious about wanting to slow down.
What stood out to me is the fact that so many people in the industry seemed to coalesce around this quickly.
Kirsten Korosec: First of all, consensus can be a good thing.
In part because Nadella said he was going to make Google dance, and then that never happened.
Corporations are not going to pack up and move from Codex to Claude Code just because they disagree on principle with something that OpenAI did.
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What stood out to me is the fact that so many people in the industry seemed to coalesce around this quickly. We’re talking about frontier AI labs.
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We’re seeing a big debate over AI safety and a potential slowdown, as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently published a plan to “pace the frontier,” while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has publicly echoed President Donald Trump’s claims that the AI opposition is a hoax and regulation is unnecessary.
On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed whether executives like Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are serious about wanting to slow down.
While I was surprised at how many industry leaders seemed to throw their support behind Amodei’s plan, Sean noted that the plan seemed short on details.
What stood out to me is the fact that so many people in the industry seemed to coalesce around this quickly.
My understanding is, these suggestions that have come out of the AI safety community; these are things that have been percolating for a while.
Kirsten Korosec: First of all, consensus can be a good thing. We’re talking about frontier AI labs.
Then there’s another proposal to have AI companies in democratic countries coordinate on safety standards and limits.
In part because Nadella said he was going to make Google dance, and then that never happened.
Anthony: Trump’s and Huang’s interests are aligned, and also telling what he wants to hear.
Corporations are not going to pack up and move from Codex to Claude Code just because they disagree on principle with something that OpenAI did.
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