1178 AI Workers Urge Global Cooperation to Pace Frontier AI Development

Employees from OpenAI, Google, and others call for international governance to slow AI advancement, citing risks of automated research surpassing human control.

Woofun AI reports that 1,178 employees from major AI firms issued the "Pacing the Frontier" statement, urging U.S. support for international cooperation to regulate frontier AI development. Signatories warn that automated AI research may soon enable capabilities exceeding human control, necessitating mechanisms to "buy time" for safety improvements. The group highlights current gaps in governance amid competitive pressures, noting that frontier agents can exploit software vulnerabilities for cyberattacks without adequate safeguards. Representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta advocate for coordinated international efforts to mitigate these risks while advancing technology.