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  "id": 7715914,
  "title": "Anthropic CEO renews call for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/anthropic-ceo-renews-call-for-ai-slowdown-as-nvidias-urges",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:21:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/15/anthropic-nvidia-ceos-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At a Salesforce conference in San Francisco, Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei renewed his call for a slowdown in AI development, while Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang argued against deceleration. Amodei compared the situation to a car company experiencing safety issues, suggesting that all companies should review their practices when such incidents occur. Nvidia's Huang countered that companies should progress as rapidly as possible. Amodei proposed three potential actions: third-party evaluators within AI companies, coordinating safety standards among Democratic countries, and eventual global coordination. Both CEOs recently joined a growing chorus of voices advocating for a slowdown in AI development, following warnings from former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon who resigned with concerns that AI could lead to humanity's extinction within a decade. Nvidia's Huang dismissed the call for a slowdown, stating that regulations were unnecessary and urging companies to wait to release products until they are safe. Altman, who previously agreed with Amodei's stance, expressed disappointment with the framing of the argument and emphasized the need for companies to prepare for a wave of cyber-attacks as AI models become more advanced.",
  "summary": "At San Francisco conference, OpenAI chief Sam Altman calls for more rigorous security measures Anthropic’s CEO took the stage at a conference in San Francisco on Tuesday to reiterate his call for a slowdown of AI development, while Nvidia’s CEO argued against such deceleration. Dario Amodei used an automotive analogy to make his point: when a competing car company has a safety incident like brake…",
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        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "'We're going through a new industrial revolution': Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei share differing views on AI at Dreamforce 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/were-going-through-a-new-industrial-revolution-nvidia-ceo-jensen",
        "published": "2026-09-15T20:55:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Guardian Technology",
        "title": "Anthropic’s CEO calls for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/anthropics-ceo-calls-for-ai-slowdown-as-nvidias-urges-acceleration",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:05:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SiliconANGLE",
        "title": "AI progress and responsibility: Nvidia, Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs weigh in at Salesforce’s annual event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ai-progress-and-responsibility-nvidia-anthropic-and-openai-ceos-weigh",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:46:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Salesforce expands AI ties with Nvidia, AWS, Google",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/salesforce-expands-ai-ties-with-nvidia-aws-google",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:02:53.000Z"
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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."
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