AI workers call for industry slowdown after extensive OpenAI security incident

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 6:57PM

AI workers call for slowdown after extensive OpenAI security incident

Top staffers from the biggest AI and technology companies urged the US government to slow the pace of artificial intelligence development so that safety and security measures can catch up in an open letter.

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