Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs urge AI development slowdown

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for companies and governments to “pace the frontier” of AI, including international cooperation and third-party evaluators to report incidents and track safety practices. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed and said OpenAI will follow suit, urging unusually deliberate care as the industry advances.

WHO: Dario Amodei (Anthropic CEO) and Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO)

WHAT: CEOs urge a slowdown and stronger safety oversight for AI development, including third-party evaluation and international cooperation.

WHEN: Reported Sep 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM ET

WHERE: CA

WHY: Amodei and Altman cited fears the industry is racing too fast to build powerful AI while safety measures lag.

How this story developed (showing 25 of 25 earlier reports)

OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs urge global AI cooperation at UN · Sep 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs urge UN AI cooperation · Sep 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
AI execs to brief UN Security Council on Wednesday · Sep 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET
OpenAI chief to brief UN Security Council on AI standards · Sep 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM ET
Anthropic selects Accenture for AI safety evaluations · Sep 20, 2026 at 8:08 AM ET
Anthropic CEO proposes three-step AI slowdown plan · Sep 19, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET
Anthropic selects Accenture as embedded AI evaluator · Sep 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM ET
Allen: AI safety pace must match model releases · Sep 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Anthropic seeks IPO as CEO urges slowing advanced AI · Sep 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
US AI companies urge slowing superintelligence race · Sep 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM ET
AI leaders call for slowing down and regulating AI · Sep 17, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
Sam Altman says world has right to be afraid of AI · Sep 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
AI safety push strains internal ties at OpenAI, Anthropic · Sep 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
Anthropic co-founder urges slowing AI as a collective action problem · Sep 16, 2026 at 4:05 AM ET
AI companies seek to slow down after security incidents · Sep 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
AI leaders and politicians react to calls to pace AI · Sep 15, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
AI leaders urge slowing development over safety concerns · Sep 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Amodei urges AI slowdown ahead of Anthropic IPO talks · Sep 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
Altman and Musk back AI slowdown call · Sep 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Altman and Amodei call to slow new AI development · Sep 14, 2026 at 4:04 AM ET
AI CEOs call for slowdown over loss of human control · Sep 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Amodei says China poses toughest dilemma for AI slowdown · Sep 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM ET
Anthropic CEO urges slowing AI development over risks · Sep 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Anthropic CEO urges AI firms to slow model development · Sep 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for AI slowdown · Sep 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET

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