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Anthropic CEO Calls for Advanced AI Development Slowdown

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in advanced AI development on Sept 17, 2026.
Amodei proposed embedding third-party safety evaluators with bank-supervisor-style access.
Critics argue the proposed evaluators lack enforcement power.
Anthropic reported Claude chatbot now leads 26% of its research and development work.
The company said about 30,000 AI agents are conducting research and engineering tasks.

History

Historical Context

After employee protests, Google released AI Principles on 7 June 2018, banning weaponized AI and mass-surveillance work. The policy sparked the short-lived Advanced Technology External Advisory Council of eight members in 2019, but the debate remained ongoing. Now Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urges a bank-supervisor-style safety board, echoing earlier corporate self-regulation attempts.

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Story summary

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in advanced AI development on Sept 17, 2026.
Amodei proposed embedding third-party safety evaluators with bank-supervisor-style access.
Critics argue the proposed evaluators lack enforcement power.
Anthropic reported Claude chatbot now leads 26% of its research and development work.
The company said about 30,000 AI agents are conducting research and engineering tasks.

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