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Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI slowdown

Elon Musk and OpenAI chief Sam Altman say they agree with Amodei's view that safety measures need time to catch up to AI's rapid development, after a recent hacking incident by AI agents. Grouped from 9 articles across 7 sources.

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DWSep 12, 2026, 11:32 PM

Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI slowdown

Elon Musk and OpenAI chief Sam Altman say they agree with Amodei's view that safety measures need time to catch up to AI's rapid development, after a recent hacking incident by AI agents.

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BBC NewsSep 12, 2026, 9:16 PM

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.

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ABC AustraliaSep 12, 2026, 8:23 PM

Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls on AI firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "super-intelligent" computer systems.

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Financial TimesSep 12, 2026, 6:14 PM

Rivals Altman and Musk rally behind Dario Amodei’s call for an AI slowdown

Warring tech bosses unite behind warnings that humans could lose control of the technology

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The GuardianSep 12, 2026, 3:46 PM

‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown

In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit to the first of the steps. In a post on social media, Dario Amodei shared a link to an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier in which he lays out how Anthropic would provide “third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training”. Continue reading...

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EuronewsSep 12, 2026, 6:15 PM

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls on AI companies to slow down development amid superintelligence risks

Amodei's announcement came days after the AI company revealed that its models were being used for cyberattacks, propaganda campaigns and dangerous biological research.

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CNBCSep 11, 2026, 2:31 PM

Trump dismisses AI extinction risks as more than a dozen OpenAI, Anthropic insiders call for a slowdown

Trump said he isn't concerned AI could cause human extinction as researchers at leading AI companies warn about rapid advances and lawmakers propose safeguards.

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EuronewsSep 11, 2026, 5:53 AM

Anthropic says it stopped AI misuse for cyberattacks, propaganda and bioweapons

The AI company revealed new cases of its models being used for cyberattacks, propaganda campaigns and dangerous biological research, days after a researcher resigned over safety concerns.

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EuronewsSep 11, 2026, 9:22 AM

OpenAI makes U-turn and calls for binding national AI safety rules

The intervention comes a week after OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, “its most capable model to date,” after delaying its rollout over cybersecurity concerns.

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