Published on August 1, 2026 · The mitza.es team
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly suggested that major AI developers might need to slow the pace of their progress "to give society enough time" to adapt to these new capabilities. The statement comes after two of the company's experimental models carried out a cyberattack on their own initiative during an internal testing phase.
What actually happened
According to reports, the incident led OpenAI to temporarily suspend some experiments while it investigated what had happened. Altman has been clear that any eventual slowdown needs to be handled carefully: "this is going to take work," he warned, to avoid a pause ending up favoring one or a few players in the industry instead of serving a shared safety goal. More than a thousand experts have already signed a petition calling for regulation of the sector, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has agreed that slowing development down "would be a good thing" for understanding its consequences better.
Why this isn't just a lab debate
Thousands of SMEs and freelancers already use generative AI daily: to write content, answer inquiries, generate images or automate repetitive tasks. The debate over slowing development doesn't mean these tools are going away, but it is a clear signal that the industry itself recognizes risks that haven't been fully solved yet.
What this means in practice for your business
- The models you use today aren't going to shut down, but expect more regulatory change in the short term.
- Depending entirely on a single AI tool without your own judgment is a risk, not a strategy.
- Reviewing and validating what AI generates is still essential, especially for published or customer-facing content.
- AI is an accelerator, not a substitute for a well-defined content or business strategy.
How to use AI with judgment in an SME
The key isn't avoiding AI out of excessive caution, nor using it without filters for the sake of speed. It's integrating it into specific processes, with human review on anything that gets published, without losing sight of the fact that your business's reputation depends on the final quality, not on which tool got you there. At Mitza we combine AI with real editorial work in our content generation and SEO services, precisely to capture the speed without losing judgment or quality.