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Anthropic CEO Urges AI Pause | Irvine News
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- Sep 12, 2026
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Summary
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is sounding the alarm, urging a dramatic slowdown in AI development to prevent existential risks. He’s laid out a three-point plan to “pace the frontier,” warning that rogue AI could overrun the internet in just six months — citing recent incidents as proof of urgency. Even minor delays, he argues, could buy critical time for smarter, safer decisions. Backed by concerns from a former researcher who quit over fears of reckless AI advancement, Amodei proposes giving third-party safety evaluators full access to AI systems, pushing democracies to unify on global safety standards — and even engaging authoritarian regimes, despite compliance challenges. Anthropic’s own actions — blocking scientists from using its models to aid biological weapons — underscore the real stakes: we’re racing against time to steer AI toward benefit, not disaster. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c9c818ba724cac3b Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews