AdvertisementAdvertisementBusinessFigurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration29 Jul 2026 06:03AM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST July 28 : More than 1,100 employees from leading tech firms on Tuesday urged the U.S. government to support an international effort to develop tools for managing the pace of advanced AI development.The statement comes as AI companies pursue increasingly powerful systems, raising concerns that developments could outpace existing safety, governance and oversight mechanisms.Here are some more details:• The initiative, called Pacing the Frontier, includes employees from Meta Platforms, Anthropic, OpenAI and Alphabet's Google, with support from nonprofits Guidelight AI Standards and Encode AI.Show MoreShow Less• "We request that the U.S. government support an international effort to develop the technical and governance tools needed to deliberately pace the frontier of automated AI development," the statement said.• Signatories include Meta's vice president of AI research, Dawn Song, Anthropic co-founders Jared Kaplan and Chris Olah and OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki• Responding to the statement, OpenAI posted on X: "We believe that, at some point in the future, AI acceleration for frontier model development may be so high that the world will need to pace the rate of AI advancement."• Last month, Anthropic called on major AI labs to consider a coordinated pause in development, warning that advances in the technology could soon allow AI systems to improve themselves faster than society can manage the risks.• Separately, Nvidia on Monday said it had formed a coalition with Adobe, CrowdStrike and others to develop AI safety and cybersecurity tools, after a recent Hugging Face cybersecurity incident heightened concerns over autonomous AI agents.Source: ReutersNewsletterWeek in ReviewSubscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in ReviewOur chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST