White House advisor tells AI firms they can halt development on their own

White House technology advisor Michael Kratsios has told AI companies concerned about safety risks that they are free to pause their own development without needing government authorization. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Kratsios stated that the United States already possesses adequate tools to manage potential AI-related risks. His comments come in response to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's recent call for slowing down AI development, a position supported by OpenAI's Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis. The remarks align with President Trump's stance against imposing a government-mandated pause on AI development.