Anthropic CEO Amodei demands immediate AI slowdown — SkimNews
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- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for an immediate slowdown in AI development in a new essay, warning of potentially devastating consequences within months
- Amodei cautioned that swarms of rogue AI agents could take over the internet, framing the threat as imminent rather than distant
Why it matters: Amodei's warning comes from the CEO of a frontier AI lab — one of the few voices with standing to demand the industry pump the brakes. The headline frames the call as a joint stance from Anthropic and OpenAI leadership, which, if accurate, puts competitive pressure on every major lab to justify its development pace or face public rebuke from peers.
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