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Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "superintelligent" computer systems.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:29:10 UTC.

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  1. Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree

  2. Anthropic CEO calls for slowing down AI race; Altman & Musk back him up

  3. Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down

  4. OpenAI rules out IPO this year as Altman, Musk & Amodei warn AI is moving too fast

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