{
  "id": 7063226,
  "title": "After Musk and Altman, Google DeepMind founder backs Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei amid alarm over AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/after-musk-and-altman-google-deepmind-founder-backs-anthropic-ceo",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-13T05:02:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/after-musk-and-altman-google-deepmind-founder-backs-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-amid-alarm-over-ai-101789271487807.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Demis Hassabis, co-founder and chair of Google DeepMind, expressed support for Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to slow down the rapid pace of AI model improvements. Amodei issued a blog post advocating for a slowdown and third-party evaluations, which several major AI companies, including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, have since endorsed. Hassabis emphasized that while the details need refinement, the direction outlined by Amodei is correct for addressing the critical moment.",
  "summary": "Commenting on Dario Amodei's remarks, Demis Hassabis emphasised that although details need refining, the \"direction is correct\" for meeting this crucial moment.",
  "key_points": [
    "Amodei advocates for slowing AI model improvements and third-party evaluations in a blog post.",
    "Hassabis supports Amodei's direction, acknowledging the need to refine the approach amid AI alarm."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Google DeepMind's founder backing Anthropic CEO's call for a slowdown in AI model improvements signals a growing consensus among major AI players on the need for more cautious development.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}