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title: "Sam Altman signals openness to slowing AI development"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/sam-altman-signals-openness-to-slowing-ai-development-adab02
source_name: "TechCrunch"
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-is-ready-to-decelerate/
published: 2026-07-28T20:17:08.000Z
topics: ["policy", "security"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Sam Altman signals openness to slowing AI development

*2026-07-28 · Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-is-ready-to-decelerate/)*

Sam Altman is reportedly reconsidering his previous opposition to slowing AI development. The shift follows what he described as the first AI security incident he has felt "very viscerally."

**Why it matters:** Altman has historically pushed back against pause or slowdown proposals, so any change in his position is notable on its own. It lands alongside a separate statement signed by employees across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and other labs calling for a slowdown ahead of AI automating AI research itself, suggesting the industry's internal risk calculus may be shifting in response to a concrete incident rather than abstract concern.

**Topics:** policy, security

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