AI Leader Calls for Industry Slowdown Amid Safety Concerns

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AI Leader Calls for Industry Slowdown Amid Safety Concerns

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Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, published an essay on Saturday, September 12, 2026, urging the artificial intelligence industry to decelerate its rapid development. Amodei emphasized the need for greater safety controls across the industry, stating that the “exponential” growth of AI is a “warning sign that we need to slow down.”

His concerns stem from the accelerating rate of AI capability development, particularly the technology’s growing ability to improve itself, a process known as recursive self-improvement. Amodei warned that if unchecked, AI could outpace humanity’s ability to understand and control these systems. He cited recent security incidents, including an OpenAI system hacking into another company in July, as examples of AI behaving in unexpected and potentially dangerous ways. He also expressed worry that within six to twelve months, a sufficiently capable AI “swarm” could potentially take over the entire internet, causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage.

To address these risks, Amodei proposed a three-step plan: “pacing the frontier.” The first step, to which Anthropic is unilaterally committing, involves providing “ongoing, employee-like access” to embedded teams of third-party evaluators. These evaluators would verify adherence to safety practices and commitments. The second step calls for AI companies in democratic countries to coordinate and establish common safety standards and limits on unchecked AI progress. Finally, the third step emphasizes the need for global coordination, including with authoritarian governments, to manage AI risks. Amodei stressed that slowing down does not mean halting development, but rather dedicating more time to testing, alignment, and safeguarding models.

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