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Investors Will Have To Wait For OpenAI's Blockbuster IPO. Sam Altman Says AI Safety Comes First.

The ChatGPT maker raised $122 billion this year at an $852 billion valuation, but Altman says 2026 is the wrong time to enter public markets.

International Business Times · Sep 14

Sam Altman learned at Y Combinator that powerful leaders can govern—but they can’t rule

The OpenAI CEO says his years running the startup accelerator prepared him to balance pressure from investors, governments and the wider AI industry.

Fortune · Sep 14

Why are AI leaders calling for a slowdown? The real reasons companies are panicking

Anthropic, OpenAI and others are increasingly ready to admit that the technology they are developing could wipe out humanity

The Independent UK · Sep 14

Investors weigh the potential cost of AI 'slowdown'

The AI boom that has powered markets and unleashed a flood of investment is showing signs of strain. Calls to slow the development of powerful models fuel doubts over whether the sector's promised profits can justify its staggering costs.

France 24 · Sep 14

Stocks Pared Losses As Traders Assessed AI Warnings, Hits On Energy Infrastructure

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is willing to heed the request by Donald Trump and stop attacks against diesel infrastructure, but Russia must do so as well.

International Business Times · Sep 14

Sam Altman Warns Powerful AI Could Become 'Extremely Dystopian' if Power Is Concentrated

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that powerful AI could produce a dystopian future if humans lose control or authority becomes concentrated in one person, company or country.

International Business Times UK · Sep 14

'Dario is Right': What Elon Musk and More Top Executives Are Saying About an AI Slowdown

Calls for a slowdown in AI development have sparked plenty of conversation on Wall Street.

Barchart · Sep 14

The World's Biggest AI Companies Were Racing To Build Faster. Now Their CEOs Are Hitting The Brakes.

Increasingly capable AI systems have intensified concerns over cybersecurity, alignment and the ability to keep advanced models under human control.

International Business Times · Sep 14

US stocks today: US stocks slip as AI slowdown fears drag Nvidia and chipmakers

US stocks fell on Monday as fears over a slowdown in AI model development hit Nvidia and chipmakers. Nvidia dropped 3.2%, while Intel, AMD and Marvell fell sharply. Defensive sectors gained, while software stocks including ServiceNow and Adobe rose as investors reassessed AI's market impact.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Sam Altman Joined Calls To Pace AI Development. He Says AI Could Get Out Of Control In Two Main Ways.

"Avoiding these two threats requires walking a narrow middle path," Altman warned.

International Business Times · Sep 14