Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the time has come to slow down AI development and will give third-party evaluators like METR access to its models to help ensure its "adherence to safety practices and commitments." In a winding essay, Amodei proposed a three-step plan to "pace the frontier" - jargon…
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- 2026-09-14 18:13 · r/singularity
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Anthropic CEO warns of AI-driven botnet 'swarm' taking over the entire internet — 'In 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet' - 2026-09-14 05:37 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Anthropic CEO says AI swarm could 'take over the entire Internet' in 6-12 months, commits to AI slowdown plan - 2026-09-14 01:04 · New York Times Technology
What Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Argued in His Call for AI Slowdown - 2026-09-13 13:36 · Tom's Hardware
Anthropic CEO warns of AI-driven botnet 'swarm' taking over the entire internet — 'In 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet' - 2026-09-13 08:10 · TechXplore AI & ML
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up - 2026-09-13 07:54 · Mint AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei explains why we must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models - 2026-09-13 07:29 · r/agi
Anthropic CEO says AI swarm could 'take over the entire Internet' in 6-12 months, commits to AI slowdown plan - 2026-09-12 19:34 · TechCrunch AI
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development - 2026-09-12 19:19 · r/OpenAI
Anthropic CEO calls to slow the pace of AI development amid safety concerns - 2026-09-12 19:16 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Anthropic CEO calls to slow the pace of AI development amid safety concerns - 2026-09-12 19:15 · r/agi
Anthropic CEO calls to slow the pace of AI development amid safety concerns - 2026-09-12 16:23 · The Verge AI
Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI - 2026-09-12 15:05 · r/ArtificialInteligence
Anthropic CEO Says It’s Time to Slow Pace of Improving AI Models