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Altman & Amodei Call for AI Slowdown | Microsoft Adds Grok, Flock Arrests
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- Sep 14, 2026
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Sam Altman and Dario Amodei back slowing AI development as researchers raise fresh safety concerns. Microsoft brings Grok to Copilot, and a Flock camera investigation triggers more police arrests and firings. Jim Love covers these stories on Hashtag Trending for Monday, September 14, 2026: • AI safety and regulation: Former Anthropic researcher Joe Benton and former Google DeepMind researcher Josh Engels speak out following Jacob Coxon's resignation. OpenAI rules out a 2026 IPO, California advances independent AI oversight, and Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar propose restrictions on superintelligence. • Microsoft adds Grok: Copilot expands model choice in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. We examine Grok's pricing, workplace agents and Microsoft's growing range of alternatives to OpenAI. • Flock camera misuse: USA TODAY's reporting prompts arrests, firings and investigations. Communities suspend camera use or change suppliers—but who monitors how police use surveillance technology? • AI in Yemen: Houthi opponents allege a cloned voice circulated a false retreat order. Its authenticity and battlefield impact remain unverified. Separately, Anthropic reports that a weapons-development cell in northern Yemen used Claude for missile-guidance software and test analysis before its accounts were blocked. CHAPTERS 00:00 Today's tech headlines 00:57 AI researchers warn about loss of control 02:26 Altman, Amodei and the AI regulation push 04:53 Can the world agree to slow AI? 05:27 Microsoft adds Grok to Copilot 05:42 Grok pricing, Tesla and Starlink 07:17 Grok's AI teammates and Microsoft's strategy 08:14 Flock camera investigation triggers arrests 10:30 Who holds police surveillance accountable? 11:21 Yemen's alleged AI-generated retreat order 11:53 Anthropic uncovers Claude-assisted w…