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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