What's this about?
A report that Sam Altman has been talking to the White House about slowing AI down — a notable shift given OpenAI's usual accelerationist posture.
Why it matters
HN 44 pts, 44 comments. The community split on whether this is a sincere safety turn or positioning/regulatory-moat maneuvering — either way, the CEO of the most prominent lab reportedly arguing to decelerate is news.