Industry leaders debate AI regulation amid calls for slower development

On September 19, 2026, IT Home reported that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have all called for a pause in the development of the most advanced AI. In response, Acer chairman Chen Junsheng stated that slowing AI development is 'unlikely' as technological progress is accelerating. He emphasized the need for effective governance during this rapid growth. Meanwhile, founder of Acer Group Shih Jenrong argued that slowing AI development is not easy, and Taiwan's manufacturing capacity is insufficient to support such a slowdown. The article also notes that Amodei has pledged to allow third-party assessments of AI models, while Meta's Mark Zuckerberg advocated for independent safety evaluations rather than slowing AI development.