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Altman and Amodei Urge AI Development Slowdown, Oversight

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged a slowdown of advanced AI development on September 12, 2026.
They called for independent third-party evaluators to monitor AI labs.
Jacob Coxon's quit and 170 million-view warning prompted U.S. congressmen to call for AI regulation.
More than 1,100 AI-lab employees signed a letter urging the U.S. government to back an effort to pace AI development.

History

Historical Context

The 1975 Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA, convened by the National Institutes of Health, established voluntary guidelines for gene-editing research. Physicist Paul Berg led 140 scientists, among them James Watson, who pledged a temporary moratorium, allocating $2 million for safety assessments. Similarly, in September 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged a pause on advanced AI, requesting independent evaluators. The Asilomar precedent shows that coordinated self-regulation can shape policy, suggesting future legislation may embed third-party oversight into AI development frameworks.

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Story summary

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged a slowdown of advanced AI development on September 12, 2026.
They called for independent third-party evaluators to monitor AI labs.
Jacob Coxon's quit and 170 million-view warning prompted U.S. congressmen to call for AI regulation.
More than 1,100 AI-lab employees signed a letter urging the U.S. government to back an effort to pace AI development.

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