Anthropic's Amodei proposes plan to 'slow the pace' of advancing AI capabilities
Summary
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay proposing that AI companies voluntarily slow their development pace, citing concerns that current AI models are becoming powerful enough to pose safety risks. His three-step plan includes allowing third-party evaluators employee-level access to verify safety practices, encouraging leading AI companies to establish common safety standards, and coordinating between democratic and authoritarian governments, with Amodei emphasizing that pacing means taking time to align and safeguard models rather than halting development entirely.
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Amodei proposed a three-step plan: (1) grant third-party evaluators employee-level access to verify safety practices and report incidents, (2) encourage leading AI companies in democratic countries to coordinate and establish common safety standards, and (3) call for coordination between democratic governments and authoritarian governments. Anthropic has already committed to the first step. Additionally, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated his company will implement the independent evaluator step, saying "Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same."
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Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-plan-to-slow-the-pace-of-advancing-ai-capabilities.html
First tracked: September 12, 2026 at 02:01 PM
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