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“Just a few days after Brockman made his comments, the chief executive of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, called in an essay titled: “We must pace the frontier” for the AI industry to slow down the pace of its development.”

“The executives called for a slowdown in AI development, citing concerns that increasingly capable systems could improve on their own and eventually slip beyond human control.”

“AI bosses, including the leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic, are calling for a slowdown in the technology's development over safety concerns.”

“AI bosses, including the leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic, are calling for a slowdown in the technology’s development over safety concerns.”

“President Trump spent much of yesterday posting about his unlimited support for AI development and data-center construction and calling criticism of it a “hoax.””

“Why Trump will not yield to an AI slowdown AI generated PHILADELPHIA – In the middle of cascading fears of artificial intelligence running amok and one day posing grave danger to human society, President Donald Trump has made a clear choice: the US must not…”

“The issues surrounding AI have prompted fierce debate - and present a dilemma for many world leaders.”

“The debate over AI was rekindled when two Anthropic researchers warned that its rapid advances could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future.”

“The AI slowdown debate has divided the industry.”

“…countries to work together on a coordinated plan for such a slowdown. - OpenAI reports 6 more AI “misalignment” incidents after Hugging Face breach - Locals ‘denied a say’ in Saskatchewan AI data centres; NDP calls for moratorium - AI stocks drop as tech…”

“Anthropic engineer calling for a pause on tech development Those aims may not exactly align with what Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon sought when he quit via a post on X this month, calling for a pause on tech development to keep “superhuman” systems from…”

“Those aims may not exactly align with what Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon sought when he quit via a post on X this month, calling for a pause on tech development to keep “superhuman” systems from eluding their makers’ control.”

“Those aims may not exactly align with what Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon sought when he quit via a post on X this month, calling for a pause on tech development to keep “superhuman” systems from eluding their makers’ control.”

“Calls for a slowdown The urgency is underscored in recent warnings, including in early September, when a researcher at AI firm Anthropic quit his job, then warned there is more than a 10 per cent chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade.”

“In his essay this month calling for an AI slowdown, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on the U.S. to continue seeking ways to limit Chinese AI development.”

“In his essay this month calling for an AI slowdown, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on the U.S. to continue seeking ways to limit Chinese AI development.”

“However, Donald Trump has dismissed anxiety over the AI development as a “hoax” and a “conspiracy”, adding that a slowdown could give China the edge.”

“Warnings from researchers in recent weeks about potential risks posed by the technology escalated the debate about AI safety, with some industry executives calling for a slowdown in developing models.”

“Coxon's remarks sparked heated public debate about the risks posed by AI, as well as calls byBut Huang said he rejects such predictions because they are "not grounded in science."”

“Growing AI risks The assembly meets shortly after several artificial intelligence industry leaders called for a coordinated slowdown of the development of the technology, warning that it could soon improve on its own and escape human control.”

“Growing AI risks The assembly meets shortly after several artificial intelligence industry leaders called for a coordinated slowdown of the development of the technology, warning that it could soon improve on its own and escape human control.”

“The high-level General Assembly will convene just weeks after several AI industry leaders called for a coordinated slowdown of the development of the increasingly powerful technology, warning that it could soon improve on its own and slip beyond human control.”

“An Anthropic researcher quit the firm, warning that the pace of AI development poses an existential threat, possibly within a decade.”

“An Anthropic researcher quit the firm, warning that the pace of AI development poses an existential threat, possibly within a decade.”

““Unless there is AI regulation or a coordinated slowdown between labs, human extinction in the next few years seems very likely,” agreed Marcus Williams, who monitors AI agents at OpenAI, and pegged the risk at 70% without those steps.”

“The seats nobody is sitting in Much of the debate surrounding the pace and regulation of AI development has taken place without meaningful participation from other regions, including the Arab world.”

“Anthropic’s CEO took to the stage at a conference in San Francisco on Tuesday to reiterate his call for a slowdown of AI development.”

“Some in Silicon Valley are questioning the calls for an AI slowdown Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac AI generated SAN FRANCISCO – It took just a few hours over the weekend for well-known Silicon Valley figures to push back on calls by leading artificial…”

“OpenAI and its chief rival, Anthropic, have urged the international community to work together on a coordinated slowdown in AI development.”

“They also claim that nearly 400 OpenAI employees signed a petition in July that called for an industry-wide slowdown on advanced development of AI models.”

“Trump - who has proposed a rebranding of AI to 'Super Intelligence' or 'SI' - has repeatedly rejected calls for a slowdown, describing fears that AI could 'destroy humanity' as a 'HOAX.' He has argued that America cannot afford to fall behind China and has…”

“Following Amodei’s essay, Trump launched a string of social media posts opposing any slowdown in AI development – one of which named the Anthropic chief directly – a disagreement that significantly raises the stakes of the Sept 27 dinner.”

“The declaration comes as the AI sector is engaged in a heated debate about safety following calls for a slowdown in development by top industry leaders.”

“Albanese wants US, China to cooperate Debate over the pace of AI development is reaching an inflection point, with Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Space X's Elon Musk, calling for a co-ordinated slowdown.”

“‘Vulnerable position’ A stark warning of the existential threat posed by self-improving future AI systems, posted on X by a researcher resigning from US startup Anthropic, has fuelled debate worldwide over how the technology should be governed.”

“‘Vulnerable position’ A stark warning of the existential threat posed by self-improving future AI systems, posted on X by a researcher resigning from US startup Anthropic, has fuelled debate worldwide over how the technology should be governed.”

“The senior minister replied: “As we go forward in all the reform around AI, working people need to be at the heart of the AI debate, and we’re committed again to working with trade unions and employers on this.”

“Over the weekend, Anthropic urged its competitors and governments to coordinate a global slowdown in AI development.”

“My inbox yesterday included a message from Business Insider with the subject line: “AI doomsday debate reaches boiling point.””

“…the technology's existential risk Growing sophistication of AI has raised fears that soon we won't be able to control it — or understand it A dire warning from an outgoing researcher at Anthropic that AI could "kill all humans" by the end of the decade gained…”

“The antitrust lobbying is of interest given the talks around a coordinated AI development “slowdown” pitched by AI leaders last month.”

“Many debates about AI are complicated and hard to resolve, but this one isn’t: all of these stories are clearly false.”

“…ther Democrats in calling for more government regulation of AI and a slowdown of frontier development, including independent federal oversight and treaties with other countries to prevent dangerous uses of AI: “The frontier of artificial intelligence is…”

“Trump first proposed rebranding AI amid calls led by Amodei for a coordinated slowdown in frontier AI model development as part of a public relations campaign for the technology.”

“Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, argued in a blog post for AI companies to commit to a slowdown of development and the installment of third-party experts to monitor test cases.”

“In the book, you note that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei saw the development of AI as similar to the development of the atomic bomb in the 1940s.”

“And despite Trump’s staunch stance in favor of acceleration, a lot more Republicans want to slow AI development down: Meanwhile, economists have gotten in on the AI risk debate — which is how you know it’s really gone mainstream.”

“The post has since been viewed more than 170 million times; it prompted some AI leaders to endorse a slowdown in development; and it pushed AI doomerism into mainstream political and media debate.”

“The AI safety debate has divided the industry, with the heads of Anthropic and OpenAI championing a coordinated slowdown of AI development to let safety efforts catch up.”

“But even more fundamentally, I don’t know how much this debate matters in the practical sense — even without the kind of Singularity depicted in sci-fi novels, AI capabilities are improving so rapidly that they’re already superhuman in many respects, and soon…”

“The Hugging Face incident was among the reasons cited by Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei when he called for an industrywide slowdown in AI development two weeks ago.”

“Kamala Harris Former vice-president and the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Harris has long advocated for guardrails around AI while also promoting growth in the US, but she has more recently echoed calls for a slowdown in development.”

“Coxon's claims supercharged an ongoing debate over the potential damage AI could wreak on society and prompted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and other AI CEOs to call for a slowdown in AI development.”

“His resignation was followed by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei writing an open letter earlier this month calling for an international slowdown on AI frontier model development.”

“The episodes have fuelled a contentious debate over AI safety.”

“Sanders and Casar also propose pausing the development of advanced AI models until the government sets up the Department of Artificial Intelligence to oversee their safety.”

“The news comes as world leaders join the chorus of industry figures calling for a slowdown in AI development, calls that largely stemmed from news of the Hugging Face Attack.”

“While AI leaders such as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have called for a slowdown and greater regulation, some experts argued that such calls do not go far enough and development should be paused outright.”

“The bill, provided first to The Associated Press, would also pause advanced AI development until guidelines are implemented while creating the Department of Artificial Intelligence.”

“The debate took a strange turn last week when The New York Post ran a story warning that some people calling for a slowdown of AI development, including Amodei, are connected with the “effective altruism” movement.”

“President Trump has emerged as one of the biggest skeptics in the AI safety debate, arguing that warnings of a potential AI doomsday are a “hoax” and that the US needs to maintain a lead in the industry over China.”

“The AI safety debate exploded into the mainstream earlier this month when Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old former employee of Anthropic and OpenAI, said leading AI companies are “gambling with our lives” by speeding ahead of development without proper guardrails in…”

“Democratic Party leaders, including Barack Obama and Kamala Harris, have echoed the leading AI labs by calling for a slowdown, and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want to pause or ban development altogether.”

“Finally, we will hear another viewpoint in the debate over how to manage the fast-moving pace of artificial intelligence development, as our Jo Ling Kent spoke with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.”

“Trump’s dismissal of AI danger warnings as a "hoax" is fueling a Capitol Hill debate over whether Congress can impose new safeguards without slowing U.S. development and handing China an advantage.”

“As debate intensifies over the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), people are sounding the alarm about the technology's potential to disrupt the American workforce and displace workers.”

“This cohort worries modern AI tools will lower barriers for engineering novel bioweapons without traditional laboratories or hasten development of autonomous weapons systems. - FRONT BURNER Why are AI leaders calling for a slowdown?”

“Debate over the pace of AI development is reaching an inflection point, with Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Space X's Elon Musk, calling for a coordinated slowdown.”

“Debate over the pace of AI development is reaching an inflection point, with Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Space X's Elon Musk, calling for a coordinated slowdown.”

“It comes after renewed public scrutiny over the pace of AI development, with some tech firms calling for a slowdown as they raise concerns over its potential threat to humanity - though not all companies agree.”

“…l said Thursday that nothing was on the schedule as of now.) If that session happens, it would presumably include some of the AI executives who, in recent days, have been calling for the kind of slowdown in the release of new models that Trump says he…”

“Anthropic considers releasing new AI model ahead of IPO, sources say Anthropic is considering rolling out a new AI model to counter OpenAI’s momentum since its competitor’s launch of GPT-6 Astra, according to three sources, ahead of an expected initial public…”

“The great debate over AI safety that has erupted in recent days threatens to make the choice moot.”

“Two-thirds think AI has the potential to end human civilisation, a view shared by the Nobel-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, and one in six support a slowdown in AI development.”

“The debate over the risks of AI has intensified in recent months, fuelled by several incidents and apocalyptic warnings from industry professionals.”

“There are five main groups of people opposing the slowdown: The Trump administration, which is worried that an AI slowdown might also slow down economic growth Investors who think a slowdown might hurt their bottom line Libertarians and techno-optimists who…”

“Dario Amodei’s request for a “narrow” antitrust waiver to allow a coordinated slowdown of AI model development set off a debate about whether the industry is weaponizing doom to pull up the drawbridge behind it.”

“His comments came just days after Anthropic and OpenAI called for a coordinated slowdown in AI development following a chorus of safety warnings about AI going rogue that have ignited a growing debate about the merits of a slowdown of AI development.”

“Amazon enters AI safety fray, calls for "rigorous testing," safeguards SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 17 - Amazon weighed in on the artificial intelligence safety debate roiling Silicon Valley, saying AI labs should ensure models are released only when they are safe and…”

“The effort, which hasn’t been previously reported, takes on new relevance as AI companies, led by Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, advocate for a different type of antitrust exemption that allows them to coordinate on pacing the development of their technologies.”

“The debate has been orchestrated to raise panic ahead of the midterm elections, he suggested, and manipulate politicians into giving major AI companies a victory in what is disguised as an effort to make AI safer.”

“Senators are expected to debate the concept of an artificial intelligence “kill switch” on Wednesday, as Capitol Hill reckons with calls from AI industry leaders to regulate its most advanced models.”

“…rney General Todd Blanche sought to clarify President Donald Trump’s criticism of the calls for an artificial intelligence development slowdown as a “hoax,” contending the issue is only being discussed now because November’s midterm elections are 50 days…”

“As American tech leaders and policymakers debate the existential risks of AI and the necessity of regulating frontier development, other countries are focusing their efforts on catching up to the US.”

“…nt concerns, Anthropic Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in the pace of advanced AI development over the weekend, winning rare backing from SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and sparking a debate over AI…”

“They debate calls to slow the development of frontier AI and question whether regulation would reduce genuine risks or simply protect today's dominant companies from competition.”

“In our last post, we evaluated the claims of a recent open letter by AI company employees calling for governments to “pace” frontier AI development.”

“Some amount of slowdown is to be expected.”

“I can’t remember who first suggested having every Claude response end with “ceterum censeo there should be a global AI slowdown”, but even something less dramatic would probably move the needle.”