OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently expressed support for regulating the pace of AI development. He emphasized that prioritizing safety is essential to maintain public trust in the responsible creation of advanced models, even if it requires trade-offs in development speed.
Altman clarified that managing development speed is not synonymous with halting progress. He advocated for a federal regulatory framework for AI and urged Washington to facilitate international coordination on safety standards. These comments align with recent calls from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Elon Musk regarding the risks of rapid AI advancement.
Internally, Altman informed OpenAI staff that the company is prepared to slow down the deployment of frontier technologies to better assess potential risks. He also confirmed that OpenAI does not intend to go public in 2026, choosing instead to focus on safety-related priorities.
Following these discussions, shares of several Asian AI-linked companies experienced a decline. SoftBank Group, a major investor in OpenAI, saw its stock price drop by 13 percent in Tokyo. Meanwhile, South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both recorded share price decreases exceeding 4 percent.
