New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Former US President Barack Obama has called for a slower pace of artificial intelligence development and greater public involvement in decisions over how the technology should evolve, as a growing divide emerges between AI industry leaders and the Trump administration over regulation and safeguards.

Obama said on social media platform X that he was encouraged by leaders of major "frontier" AI companies recognising the need to slow development. He described the move as "a good and necessary first step" but said the broader question of how AI develops should become a central part of public debate.

"I'm even more encouraged by the growing recognition that how this powerful new technology develops should be at the cen...