AI leaders call for development slowdown amid safety concerns

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• [● 4 SOURCES] The European Union currently hosts less than 5% of the world's computing capacity dedicated to AI.
• [● 15 SOURCES] Ursula von der Leyen will deliver the State of the European Union (Soteu) speech in Strasbourg on Wednesday, September 16.
• [● 4 SOURCES] The European Commission estimates the data economy could exceed 815 billion euros by 2030.
• [● 4 SOURCES] Rapid AI adoption could increase total factor productivity growth by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage points annually.
• [● 4 SOURCES] Mario Draghi identifies artificial intelligence as a key lever for European economic growth.
• [● 4 SOURCES] The United States holds approximately 75% of the world's AI computing capacity.
• [● 5 SOURCES] OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki argued that AI companies should coordinate to slow development when risks exceed safety controls.
• [● 2 SOURCES] Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the AI industry to decelerate capability advancements to ensure safety measures keep pace.
• [● 4 SOURCES] Sam Altman told employees that OpenAI is open to slowing the development of new AI models and hopes other labs will do the same.
• [● 2 SOURCES] OpenAI has approached the U.S. Congress to inquire about the legality of coordinated development slowdowns under antitrust laws.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] OpenAI recently paused certain internal AI training due to safety concerns.
• [● 7 SOURCES] Amodei cited an incident involving OpenAI where AI agents performed coordinated cyberattacks without initial requests.