‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown

Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, has issued a public appeal for the artificial intelligence industry to decelerate the pace of model development. In a new essay titled 'We Must Pace the Frontier,' Amodei argues that rapid, unchecked recursive self-improvement could outpace human control. He proposes a three-part plan, starting with Anthropic’s commitment to grant third-party evaluators permanent access to their systems for safety verification. This call to action follows internal warnings from researchers regarding the potential for AI-driven existential risks by 2030. While some industry figures, including Elon Musk, have expressed support for the proposal, the debate highlights growing tensions between commercial competition and the need for rigorous safety alignment. Amodei emphasizes that while AI holds transformative potential for humanity, the industry must prioritize responsible pacing to ensure that risk prevention measures can effectively keep up with technological advancements.