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Why it matters
AI lab workers ask government to slow down AI race
The Verge AI AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
Employees at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other AI labs signed a statement urging governments to coordinate on slowing frontier AI development.
Why it matters
Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other top labs are pushing for government oversight of how fast AI is built.
Latest brief · Jul 28, 2026