Dario Amodei Urges AI Slowdown
Anthropic’s CEO and AI researchers warn rapid development could imperil humanity.
September 13, 2026 · Updated Sep 13, 9:04pm ET
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What happened
After Trump resisted slowing AI, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Dario AmodeiCEO and co-founder of Anthropic published a Saturday essay, “We Must Pace the Frontier,” urging frontier labs to slow capability gains while continuing technical work. He proposed independent evaluators with employee-like access, shared safety standards, and international cooperation. Anthropic said it has made that access pledge; Sam Altman
Sam AltmanAmerican entrepreneur and investor (born 1985) and Elon Musk backed pacing, and Altman said OpenAI would do the same. Jacob CoxonJacob CoxonBritish AI researcher resigned from Anthropic warning of catastrophic risk. Amodei and allies say pacing buys safety time; Trump and Mike Johnson
Mike JohnsonSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives say slowing risks U.S. leadership.
How the left told it
Coverage stressed that AI may be moving beyond human control. CNN said Amodei warned development could outrun human management, while PBS NewsHour said he wanted safety measures to catch up. The New York Times highlighted his claim that AI is now helping build the next generation of AI. The Guardian reported that Altman and Musk backed the slowdown, and HuffPost noted Jacob Coxon’s warning that some builders think AI could kill humanity by decade’s end.
How the right told it
Conservative coverage centered on China and on whether safety concerns could mask business coordination. Fox News said Amodei compared the U.S.-China AI race to the Cold War and suggested talks with China about limits. Breitbart News emphasized that his pacing idea would slow capability gains, not stop training or technical progress. The Washington Examiner highlighted David Sacks’s warning that AI leaders should not use safety to justify a cartel-like arrangement. The Post Millennial noted Amodei’s claim that the industry misled people about risks.
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