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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic leadership have called for greater cooperation among AI companies to manage risks and have argued that the industry should temper the pace of AI development, positioning their stance against Trump's rebuff of what he characterized as a 'globalist scheme' to control artificial intelligence. The push underscores an emerging fault line in the AI regulation debate, with major tech leaders seeking coordinated industry standards while the Trump administration resists international frameworks perceived as constraining U.S. competitiveness. The debate reflects broader tensions around AI governance as the technology's capabilities and potential risks accelerate. Altman and other executives contend that voluntary industry cooperation on safety and development pace could reduce systemic risks, while Trump's framing signals resistance to multinational coordination on technology policy.