Sources: OpenAI and Anthropic staff felt blindsided by Dario Amodei's and Sam Altman's calls to slow the frontier; some fear evaluators may compromise security (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)

OpenAI and Anthropic employees reported feeling blindsided by calls from Dario Amodei and Sam Altman to slow AI development, citing concerns that rapid progress could outpace safety measures. The article notes that some staff fear that external evaluators might compromise security by exposing vulnerabilities during independent assessments. The piece highlights tension between accelerating innovation and maintaining robust safeguards.