CNBC Daily Open: 'Whoever wins AI, wins'

A smartphone displaying the OpenAI logo above the word "Anthropic."Imen Ben Youssef | Afp | Getty ImagesHello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.Most days, they are arch rivals looking to gain an edge on one another in the most significant space since the Internet.But in a rare moment, the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI have come together to support the view that the development of AI models should slow down amid growing fears over the technology's capacity to cause harm. However, President Donald Trump seems to have little desire to cede America's place in the AI race. Read on for more.What you need to know todayAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called on AI companies, including his own, to slow the blistering pace of model development, which has raised serious concerns about the safety of the technology. In an essay published on Saturday, he warned that "building too fast is reckless." Rivals in rare truceThe leaders of Anthropic's key rivals, OpenAI and xAI where quick to lend their support. Elon Musk responded to the essay on X, saying "Dario is right." Separately, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also took to X to say "I agre...