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Anthropic CEO Calls For Slowing Down AI Development, Warns Of “Swarm” Taking Over Internet In 6-12 Months

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The CEO of Anthropic has called for slowing down, or “pacing,” the speed of AI development, warning of recent incidents that have caused alarm that the technology will get out of control and act on its own.

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  • Reported by Deadline and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:43:38 UTC.

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‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown

In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part…

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