Musk and Altman Back Dario Amodei's Call to Slow AI Development
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The debate over how fast artificial intelligence should develop has moved well beyond a disagreement among technology executives. It now involves AI safety, autonomous agents, government oversight, enormous infrastructure spending, investor expectations and the future business models of some of the world's most valuable technology companies. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for a slower pace of frontier AI development, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI CEO Elon Musk have publicly supported the idea of pacing development more carefully. Reuters reported that Amodei's proposal focused on independent safety evaluators, coordination among leading AI companies and international cooperation. Why Are Musk, Altman and Amodei Talking About Slowing AI? The argument is not that artificial intelligence should stop. The concern is that the capabilities of frontier models may be advancing faster than the systems designed to test, monitor and control them. Amodei's September propos...