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Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Verge

What happened

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the time has come to slow down AI development and will give third-party evaluators like METR access to its models to help ensure its "adherence to safety practices and commitments.

Key facts

  • Reported by The Verge and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:23:40 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  1. Anthropic CEO outlines plan to ‘pace the frontier’

  2. Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI

  3. Anthropic's CEO proposes a three-step plan to curb AI development

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