Sam Altman, Elon Musk tease powerful AI model days after backing slower AI pace
Tech leaders Sam Altman and Elon Musk are accelerating the development of their respective AI models, despite recent public support for slowing down the pace of AI innovation. Musk specifically teased the upcoming release of Grok 4.8, while Altman hinted at major product rollouts for OpenAI.
Why it matters
The rapid development of frontier AI models continues to outpace industry calls for safety and regulation, highlighting a disconnect between public rhetoric and corporate strategy.
Barely days after voicing support for Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call to decelerate frontier artificial intelligence (AI) development, tech leaders Sam Altman and Elon Musk took to social media to preview aggressive releases for their next flagship models. The announcements arrived after Amodei published a widely discussed essay on September 12 urging the tech sector to curb rapid capability jumps. While both rivals initially signaled agreement with the need for caution, their public posture quickly pivoted back toward rapid product deployment.On September 15, OpenAI CEO hinted at an imminent wave of product releases, teasing a major rollout this week and promising an output volume on par with expectations for DevDay 2025. Replying to a post, “This week will also be a level of ships that you could have expected for DevDay 2025.
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