On Wednesday, Anthony Pompliano pushed back against Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) call for an immediate pause on advanced AI development.

Pompliano Pushes Back on Warren’s AI Pause

Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, responded to Warren’s post on X, saying, "Today, I am calling to immediately press pause on politicians interfering in the free market."

Warren had called for an immediate halt to the development of advanced AI while lawmakers and regulators establish safeguards to protect the public.

"The future of artificial intelligence must be decided by the American people through their democratically elected representatives in government — not by a handful of CEOs and billionaire corporations," Warren wrote.

She argued that voluntary efforts by AI companies to slow development have not gone far enough and criticized proposals to relax antitrust protections to facilitate coordination among AI companies.

Warren said advanced AI remains dangerous without adequate safeguards and warned of potential cyberattacks, economic disruption and national security threats.

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AI Regulation Debate Gains Momentum

The push comes as calls to slow AI development gain momentum in Washington.

Earlier this month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) proposed the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would permanently prohibit the development and deployment of superintelligent AI and temporarily pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are established.

The proposal would also seek international agreements to prevent superintelligence development worldwide and establish penalties for attempts to circumvent the restrictions.

Trump Rejects Calls for AI Pause

Last week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for antitrust exemptions to enable coordination around AI development pacing.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) CEO Elon Musk have endorsed his concerns.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama have also supported slowing AI development.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has argued that the U.S. needs to maintain its AI lead over China and warned that excessive regulation could undermine that advantage.

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