Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI firms to slow the pace of improving AI model capabilities, saying progress will still seem fast and should be used wisely. His remarks follow comments from former OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon, who left the industry over concerns about companies “gambling with our lives.”
WHO:Dario Amodei
WHAT:Calls for AI firms to slow the pace of AI model capability improvements
WHEN:Sep 12, 2026
WHERE:USA
WHY:Amodei cited mounting risks from potentially “superintelligent” computer systems and urged slowing progress to make wise use of gained time.
