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Adrian Zminsky reports that AI leaders like Dario Amodei and Sam Altman support pacing model development for safety, while politicians introduce bills to pause advanced AI. Donald Trump opposes restrictions, warning a pause would hand geopolitical advantages to China.
David Sacks reveals that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei initially refused to participate in the White House summit. Amodei eventually joined the safety agreement after Trump personally called to invite him to dinner.
Time Magazine reports that Donald Trump ordered a military mission to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after consulting Elon Musk's Grok chatbot. Trump also expressed a positive view of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei after a private dinner.
Ro Khanna criticizes the tech elite's involvement in safety debates, pointing to Bill Gates's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and financial solicitations by Dario Amodei's wife. Khanna argues policy must rely on independent groups like METR and Palisade Research.
Marty Bent compares AI safety lobbying by tech CEOs to the institutional response during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bent argues leaders like Dario Amodei and Sam Altman deploy existential fear-mongering to establish protective regulatory licensing regimes.