Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
Summary
Anthropic's CEO argues that AI companies should slow down development to allow time for safety measures and regulatory review. The company is voluntarily giving third-party evaluators (like METR, an independent AI safety organization) access to its models so they can check whether the company is following its safety commitments.
Solution / Mitigation
According to the source, Anthropic is taking the first step of its plan by unilaterally giving external evaluators wide-ranging access to its models to help ensure adherence to safety practices and commitments. The source indicates a proposed three-step plan to slow AI development, but does not detail steps two and three.
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994337/anthropic-ceo-slow-down-ai-development
First tracked: September 12, 2026 at 02:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 92%