Ah, what? 1,178 employees from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have issued a joint statement, calling on the U.S. government to lead international efforts to get all countries and AI companies to slow down their development pace together. They believe that overly rapid AI development could eventually outpace society's ability to adapt, leading to uncontrollable consequences. But the joint statement's members are mainly from these three companies—if you know, you know.