Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposes plan to 'pace the frontier'

Amodei's 3,500-word essay calls for slowing capability gains so alignment work can catch up, and warns AI could lead a swarm of agents capable of taking over the internet within 6-12 months. Anthropic unilaterally committed to the first step: permanent, employee-level access for third-party evaluators like METR.
People · Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Demis Hassabis
How this story unfolded
7 days · 18 reports · 23 community posts · 41 of 45 shown
- Sep 12
- Sep 13
Anthropic CEO reacts to 'AI could kill us all' warningyoutube.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
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’s Altman Voices Support for ‘Pacing’ AI Developmentbloomberg.com
AI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trump’s Team Says It’s on Themwired.com
We Must Pace The Frontierthezvi.substack.com
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns AI agent swarms could control the internet.youtube.com
AI Leaders Debate Slowing the Frontierbloomberg.com
Anthropic CEO: Time to Shift From Improving to Controlling AIdarkreading.com
Read this carefully. Sam Altman is saying something most people will miss. He's not disagreeing...
- Sep 16
- Sep 19
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