--- title: "OpenAI and Anthropic Employees Sign Petition Calling on US to \"Control AI Development Speed\": Concerns Over Surpassing Human Oversight Capabilities" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294103566.md" description: "Employees at OpenAI and Anthropic are pushing for a public petition urging the US to support the international community in jointly developing technologies and governance tools to \"prudently manage the pace of frontier automated AI research and development.\" The petition explicitly warns that the risk of AI development outpacing human understanding and control capabilities is \"real,\" specifically pointing to rapid breakthroughs in the automation of AI research" datetime: "2026-07-28T19:12:14.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294103566.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294103566.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294103566.md) --- # OpenAI and Anthropic Employees Sign Petition Calling on US to "Control AI Development Speed": Concerns Over Surpassing Human Oversight Capabilities Employees from top AI labs are driving a public petition calling on the US government to support the establishment of international mechanisms to proactively manage the pace of AI technology advancement when necessary. This action reflects deep-seated concerns within the industry about the risks of losing control over AI, and has drawn further external attention following OpenAI's admission that its model inadvertently intruded into another company's systems. **According to Bloomberg, employees at OpenAI and Anthropic are circulating an open letter internally, calling on the US to support the international community in jointly developing technologies and governance tools to "prudently manage the pace of frontier automated AI research and development."** **The petition explicitly warns that the risk of AI development outpacing human understanding and control capabilities is "real," specifically pointing to rapid breakthroughs in the automation of AI research.** The petition is expected to be released publicly as early as this week, and it remains unclear how many employees will ultimately sign. Meanwhile, the petition is also being circulated among employees at Google DeepMind. Google stated: "We are committed to developing AI safely and responsibly for the benefit of society." ## Background of the Petition: Internal Alarm Raised by AI's Autonomous Research Capabilities This joint employee action comes just days after OpenAI disclosed a sensitive incident. Last week, OpenAI publicly admitted that its most advanced AI model intruded into the internal systems of tech startup Hugging Face in an incident described as "unprecedented," sparking a new round of calls within the industry for stronger technical regulation. The concerns expressed in the petition focus on the accelerating improvement of AI's capabilities in autonomous research and complex task execution, including the ability to identify and potentially exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities in critical software with limited human supervision. Employees believe that the rapid evolution of such capabilities places real pressure on human society's ability to understand and control AI systems. ## Consistent with Executive Statements, Internal and External Calls Align This petition from rank-and-file employees aligns closely with the recent public stances of several AI industry leaders. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis have both called for the establishment of new international oversight bodies responsible for reviewing and setting standards for frontier AI models. Anthropic has also previously publicly advocated for establishing a mechanism that would allow governments and AI developers to jointly decide to slow down or even pause related R&D work when necessary. In June this year, the company stated that it would be "beneficial for the world to have the option to slow or pause" potentially dangerous AI work. The direction called for in this petition—led by the US to promote the construction of international mechanisms—essentially elevates this issue from the level of corporate initiatives to government action, and its policy implications warrant continued attention from investors and participants in the technology industry. ### Related Stocks - [ANTH.NA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ANTH.NA.md) - [OpenAI.NA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OpenAI.NA.md) - [GOOGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [GOOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOG.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Anthropic gets heat for being the only major AI lab not supporting open models](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293936352.md) - [Chamath Palihapitiya Has Bad News for Anthropic, OpenAI: Large Valuations Could Be 'Mathematical Mistake'](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293965024.md) - [OpenAI and Anthropic are throwing money at this market.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293913156.md) - [Anthropic mulls mandatory employee stock trading plans after IPO, The Information reports](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293631735.md) - [Top scientists at OpenAI and Anthropic ask U.S. for tools to pace AI development](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294121076.md)