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Pennsylvania politicians react to calls for an AI development slowdown
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Attorney General Dave Sunday and members of Congress have weighed in on calls to slow AI development.
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speaks onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025, in New York City Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
In a surprise move over the weekend, leaders of the nation’s top artificial intelligence companies joined forces to call for a global slowdown in AI development, warning that rapid advancements in AI technology pose the risk of humans losing control of AI systems as models have grown increasingly skilled at building the next generation of AI technology
In a viral blog post, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concerns that highly sophisticated rogue AI agents “could be capable of taking over the entire internet” in six to 12 months, and outlined a three-step plan to slow AI development and properly safeguard models; components of that plan were quickly endorsed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, xAI founder Elon Musk and Google DeepMind Chair Demis Hassabis. The agreement on slowing down the pace of AI development comes after multiple warnings from Anthropic researchers that AI “could kill us all by the end of the decade” – and quickly caught the attention of politicians across the U.S., including elected leaders in Pennsylvania.
City & State rounded up reactions from Pennsylvania elected officials, who have responded to the news with concern – and calls for action.
Gov. Josh Shapiro
Attorney General Dave Sunday
U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle
This story will be updated to include additional responses from Pennsylvania elected officials.