Altman Warns AI Could Escape Control, Urges Safer, Slower Progress

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned on X that AI could run out of human control and that a concentration of power in a single actor could lead to a dystopian future, urging alignment and safety research to stay ahead of capabilities and advocating a prudent, slower pace of advancement. The remarks followed Anthropic’s Dario Amodei urging restraint and came amid industry tensions, resignations, and mixed investor reactions as frontier AI headlines continue to move markets and spark policy debates.