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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier" calling for AI companies to slow development, proposing steps like third-party auditors and a global slowdown agreement. Over the following days, other leaders weighed in: OpenAI's Sam Altman, Google DeepMind, and others publicly debated the merits of Amodei's call, with reactions ranging from cautious agreement to outright dismissal. OpenAI has since confirmed that it, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind have been engaged in weeks of private talks over AI safety coordination, even as members of the Trump administration have downplayed such concerns and pushed the industry to accelerate development in order to keep pace with China. The disclosure highlights a widening gap between safety-focused voices within the AI industry and political pressure to prioritize speed and competitiveness.