Anthropic’s CEO Calls for the Development of Artificial Intelligence to Slowdown
Sep 14,26 | 01:37 EST
Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei called for the development of artificial intelligence to slow down. In a 3,800-word essay published Saturday he called for increased oversight and more guardrails for the technology. His calls were echoed by other AI leaders, including Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI; Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX; and Demis Hassabis, the chair of Google DeepMind. Amodei’s warning comes after a swarm of Open AI agents hacked the platform Hugging Face. In his essay, Amodei wrote in part: “Given the accelerating rate of AI capability development, it’s my worry that in 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet (potentially causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage), and that the scale of damage would continue to increase from there if AI becomes more powerful without the necessary guardrails.” This comes as OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman said the company will not go public in 2026, citing concerns over AI safety. According to data reviewed by Reuters, Open AI agents used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unauthorized communications earlier this year. Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic researcher who resigned over AI safety concerns, likened building a super-intelligence to summoning an alien species, finding it terrifying even without concrete scenarios. On CNN, House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed calls for Congress to act on AI regulation, with some suggesting this delay is to prevent a legislative push before the midterm election.
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