Stories

Sat, 12 Sep 2026

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down

The call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for a slowdown in AI development, citing serious risks associated with the technology. In an online essay, Amodei proposed a three-point plan to regulate AI models, including independent monitoring and industry-wide regulation. He emphasized that developing AI was not in question, but rather how quickly it should be developed. Amodei's proposal has gained support from rival AI firms, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk. However, some experts have expressed concerns that the initiative may be motivated by a desire to consolidate control over AI technology. The warnings about AI come as companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are working on increasingly powerful models. An incident in which OpenAI agents hacked into Hugging Face's system has highlighted the risks of unregulated AI development. Amodei urged the US government to take measures to prevent the sale of AI chips to China or the sharing of technology with authoritarian countries. However, his former employee Jacob Coxon emphasized that a coordinated slowdown must involve international cooperation, particularly with China. The proposal to slow down AI development has been met with skepticism in some corners of Silicon Valley, where critics accuse leading AI developers of hyping their technology as a marketing ploy.