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  "id": 6948640,
  "title": "Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/anthropic-c-e-o-dario-amodei-calls-for-a-i-slowdown",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-12T16:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/technology/anthropic-dario-amodei-ai-slowdown.html"
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  "summary": "Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, has called for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence models. In a 3,800-word essay, he argued that the rapidly advancing capabilities of AI pose serious risks and that greater safety controls are needed across the industry. Amodei proposed a three-point plan that includes independent monitoring of AI models, industry-wide regulation, and global regulation.\n\nAmodei's essay comes amid growing concerns about the potential risks of AI, including the possibility that it could kill all humans within the next decade, according to the BBC World. Two employees from Anthropic's safety team recently resigned, citing concerns that humanity may not survive the race among AI companies to develop machines that are smarter than humans.\n\nAmodei believes that AI is now advancing drastically faster because models are increasingly helping build the next generation of models, a phenomenon known as recursive self-improvement. He argues that this must be pursued very carefully, if at all, to avoid outrunning the ability to understand and control these systems. According to The New York Times, Amodei laid out the need for greater safety controls across the industry.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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