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Altman clarified: pacing does not mean stopping, and Amodei said the same thing
This story was corrected after publication (Oct. 9, 2026). Details
Altman said on Monday that “pacing does not mean stopping.” Amodei had written much the same in his essay: the point is not to halt model training or technical progress, but for companies to leave enough time for alignment and for third parties to be able to verify it.
Sources
- Sam Altman (X), post on X, (x.com)
- Dario Amodei, “We Must Pace the Frontier”, (darioamodei.com)
- CNBC, “OpenAI rules out IPO this year as Altman, Musk & Amodei warn AI is moving too fast”, (cnbc.com)
Corrections and updates
- The version first posted on Instagram said Amodei made this remark to CNBC. It comes from his September 12 essay “We Must Pace the Frontier,” which CNBC quoted; the text has been corrected.
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This story in Turkish: Altman netleştirdi: tempolamak durdurmak demek değil, Amodei de aynısını söyledi
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