Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI slowdown

Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei has urged artificial intelligence companies to decelerate the pace of technological advancement. In a blog post, the leader expressed worry that a group of autonomous software systems, or AI agents, might dominate the internet within six to twelve months, potentially causing catastrophic damage worth billions of dollars.

Amodei suggested that progress in AI model capabilities should be slowed down, emphasizing the importance of making good use of the time gained. His call for caution follows the departure of another Anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon, who resigned in protest against the US company's aggressive pursuit of AI models that can self-improve.

Despite the industry-wide push for a temporary pause, Amodei stated he would take action independently by permitting impartial observers into Anthropic to evaluate the safety of its models during the training phase. Industry peers Sam Altman and Elon Musk echoed Amodei's sentiments, agreeing that there is a need to pace the development of cutting-edge AI technology.