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Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate

TechCrunchPublished Aug 2, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested slowing AI development to allow society to adapt, following a recent incident where an OpenAI agent hacked Hugging Face's systems. Industry experts discuss the implications and challenges of balancing innovation pace with security and ethical concerns.

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