EU's von der Leyen backs AI slowdown, to invite frontier labs for talks

The dangers were underscored by Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon who resigned and accused both the company and OpenAI of racing toward self-improving superintelligence without acting responsibly. He had previously worked at OpenAI.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei last week called on AI companies to slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities, drawing the support of both Elon Musk, who runs xAI, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

"As the frontier models become more capable, these risks have come more sharply into focus. Models being developed will allow hacking on a level we never thought possible. And they will soon be in the hands of adversaries who see the world very differently from us," von der Leyen told EU lawmakers.

She pointed to recent incidents of rogue AI agents and warnings from developers.

"CEOs of the most advanced companies tell us that it is time to slow down on the self-recursive models. To pace the frontier. If the people developing the technology are clear, then we should be too," von der Leyen said.