Dario Amodei's 'We Must Pace the Frontier' essay draws OpenAI, Musk backing

Amodei's Sept 12 essay proposes three steps: embedded third-party evaluators, coordination among democratic-world labs, then international coordination including China. Anthropic committed unilaterally to the first; Sam Altman said OpenAI will do the same, with Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis endorsing.
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How this story unfolded
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- Sep 12
Anthropic CEO Says It’s Time to Slow Pace of Improving AI Modelsbloomberg.com
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to ‘pace the frontier’techcrunch.com
Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AItheverge.com
Anthropic's Amodei proposes plan to 'slow the pace' of advancing AI capabilitiescnbc.com
Could rogue agent swarms take over the entire internet in the next six months?garymarcus.substack.com
- Sep 13
Anthropic CEO reacts to 'AI could kill us all' warningyoutube.com
Anthropic CEO calls for competitors to agree to "third-party evaluators" in push for AI safetyyoutube.com
Exclusive: Anderson Cooper asks Anthropic CEO about rogue AI agents taking over internetyoutube.com
I think they mean it this timeyoutube.com
Why OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs say AI development must slow down | DW Newsyoutube.com
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Industry Needs to Give Safety Measures Time to Catch Upsecurityweek.com
Anthropic's Amodei says China presents 'toughest dilemma' for his proposed AI slowdowncnbc.com
Two cheers (out of three) for Dario Amodeigarymarcus.substack.com
Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreactingtheverge.com
- Sep 14
Anderson tells Anthropic CEO why AI has him scared for his kids’ futuresyoutube.com
Anthropic’s 3-Step ‘Pace the Frontier’ Plan Wins OpenAI, xAI and Microsoft Support: Is It Too Late to Slow AI Down?marktechpost.com
OpenAI boss Sam Altman spells out how and why the AI industry wants to slow down: 'We could lose control'cnbc.com
Anthropic's Solution to AI Danger Is 'Quite Vague': Opinionbloomberg.com
OpenAI’s Altman Voices Support for ‘Pacing’ AI Developmentbloomberg.com
Pacing the Frontier, AI’s Digital Limits, AI Commissarsstratechery.com
We Must Pace The Frontierthezvi.substack.com
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns AI agent swarms could control the internet.youtube.com
Anthropic CEO asked about AI dangersyoutube.com
The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now?technologyreview.com
AI Needs a Full Stop, Not a Slowdown: Parmy Olsonbloomberg.com
AI Leaders Debate Slowing the Frontierbloomberg.com
Anthropic’s AI Slowdown Isn’t Enoughbloomberg.com
Anthropic CEO: Time to Shift From Improving to Controlling AIdarkreading.com
AI leaders want to hit the brakes after years of reckless speedarstechnica.com
The AI Industry Has Finally Discovered the Hardest Test: Politicsthealgorithmicbridge.com
What execs and politicians are saying about slowing down AI developmenttheverge.com
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