{
  "id": 7036101,
  "title": "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Calls For AI Slowdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-calls-for-ai-slowdown",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-13T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://slashdot.org/story/26/09/12/1738240/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-calls-for-ai-slowdown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, has advocated for a global slowdown in artificial intelligence development, according to a lengthy essay published on Saturday. The essay followed the departure of one of the company's employees, who expressed concerns about the safety of the technology. Despite his belief in the potential benefits of AI, such as curing diseases and boosting economic growth, Amodei argued that the technology was advancing too rapidly for researchers to safely continue. He emphasized the need for more prudence, not just in investing in risk prevention, but also in pacing the advancement of AI capabilities to allow for effective risk prevention. Amodei proposed several actions for the industry to slow down development, including third-party technology assessments by independent evaluators and the creation of safety standards through coordinated efforts among democratic nations, potentially involving even authoritarian ones. Despite the challenges, Amodei stressed that his proposed measures were necessary to ensure humanity's safety.",
  "summary": "An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: The chief executive of Anthropic called for a global slowdown of artificial intelligence development in a 3,800-word essay on Saturday, just days after one of the company's employees quit over concerns about the safety of the technology. Dario Amodei, who co-founded Anthropic to focus on securely and carefully building A.I., wrote that…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown after researcher’s superintelligence warning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/anthropic-boss-calls-for-ai-slowdown-after-researchers",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:57:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Sam Altman, Elon Musk back Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warning to slow AI development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/sam-altman-elon-musk-back-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodeis-warning-to-slow",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Inc42",
        "title": "After Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Calls For Pacing AI Development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/after-sam-altman-anthropics-dario-amodei-calls-for-pacing-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-12T20:12:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}