{
  "id": 7091517,
  "title": "Anthropic boss warns AI could ‘outrun our ability’ to control it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/anthropic-boss-warns-ai-could-outrun-our-ability-to-control-it",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-13T09:43:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/anthropic-boss-warns-ai-could-outrun-our-ability-to-control-it/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, has warned that the rapid development of the most advanced AI models could outpace the industry's ability to ensure their safety. In an essay published on Saturday, Amodei called for the AI sector to deliberately slow the advancement of model capabilities, open their systems to independent safety monitors and ultimately reach common standards with governments worldwide. According to Amodei, the pace of AI development has become increasingly faster, primarily due to AI's growing ability to build the next generation of AI systems, a process known as recursive self-improvement. This self-improvement could \"outrun our ability to understand and control these systems,\" potentially leading to catastrophic damage. Amodei proposed a three-stage plan for the industry. The first stage involves embedding independent evaluators within frontier AI companies, giving outside reviewers access to the systems and allowing them to assess models while they are being built. The second stage would see AI developers in democratic countries agree on common safety standards and limits on unchecked advances in AI capabilities, with regulation as the most effective way to impose these rules. The final stage would require international coordination, including agreements with China, on matters such as bans on using AI for biological weapons, common model testing standards, and limits on the speed of recursive AI development.",
  "summary": "Anthropic boss Dario Amodei has called for the AI industry to slow the development of its most powerful models, warning that progress is moving “drastically faster” than safety work can keep up. In an essay published on Saturday, Amodei said frontier AI companies should deliberately pace advances in model capabilities, open their systems to independent [...]",
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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."
}