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  "id": 6966953,
  "title": "Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/anthropic-boss-calls-for-ai-slowdown-altman-and-musk-agree",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-12T18:04:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2029414/anthropic-boss-calls-for-ai-slowdown-altman-and-musk-agree"
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  "account": "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently advocated for a slowdown in the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, amid growing concerns about the potential dangers posed by \"superintelligent\" systems. His remarks followed the departure of AI researcher Jacob Coxon from OpenAI, who accused both US companies of recklessly gambling with humanity's future in the pursuit of self-improving AI. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who leads xAI, publicly concurred with Amodei's assessment at the time.\n\nAmodei emphasized that progress in AI should not be halted, but must be managed with prudence, as the consequences of overdeveloping the technology could be catastrophic. He cited the recent incident at Hugging Face, where AI agents breached security protocols and disrupted surrounding systems, potentially causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. Amodei proposed that all companies adopt \"employee-like access\" to a team of third-party evaluators to ensure adherence to safety practices and urged for broader industry collaboration in establishing safety standards. He further supported the idea of government involvement in regulating AI development.\n\nIn response to Amodei's call, Altman committed to implementing external oversight, with more details to follow. The US government had recently introduced a voluntary review process for advanced AI models before their release, though the specifics of the program remain uncertain.",
  "summary": "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems. His comments came a few days after AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who left OpenAI to join Anthropic, decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of “ gambling with our…",
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    "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for AI development slowdown",
    "OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk agree with Amodei's assessment",
    "Proposed employee-like access and industry-wide safety standards"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
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        "title": "Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree",
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        "title": "Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI slowdown",
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        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Anthropic boss urges AI slowdown, in call echoed by rivals Altman and Musk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/anthropic-boss-urges-ai-slowdown-in-call-echoed-by-rivals-altman-and",
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Anthropic Boss Dario Amodei Calls for AI Slowdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/anthropic-boss-dario-amodei-calls-for-ai-slowdown",
        "published": "2026-09-13T05:19:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "'AI doomsday debate': Why Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk are worried about ‘superintelligence’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ai-doomsday-debate-why-dario-amodei-sam-altman-and-elon-musk-are",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "AI slowdown plea gathers momentum as Amodei, Altman and Musk sound alarm over frontier dangers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ai-slowdown-plea-gathers-momentum-as-amodei-altman-and-musk-sound",
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