AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed slowing the pace of artificial intelligence development to ensure public safety, and the heads of the largest US AI companies — including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk — immediately agreed, according to The Guardian. The calls follow repeated warnings from Anthropic researchers that AI could kill all of humanity by 2030.

AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they? The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology After apocalyptic warnings about the threats posed by AI, leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic /glossary/anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to ‘slow the pace’ Facing a public uproar over Anthropic https://www.theguardian.com/technology/anthropic researchers’ repeated warnings that artificial intelligence /glossary/artificial-intelligence could kill all of humanity https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/09/anthropic-researchers-ai-human-extinction by 2030, the AI company’s CEO Dario Amodei issued a proposal at the weekend to slow down https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/12/we-must-slow-the-pace-ceo-of-anthropic-calls-for-an-ai-slowdown the technology’s advancement to ensure public safety. In a rare display of unity https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/13/openai-sam-altman-elon-musk-back-anthropic-calls-brakes-ai-development , the heads of the largest US artificial intelligence https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai companies all agreed immediately. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/14/ai-ceo-safety-slowdown Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. Key Terms Explained Anthropic /glossary/anthropic An AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei. Artificial Intelligence /glossary/artificial-intelligence The science of creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence — reasoning, learning, perception, language understanding, and decision-making.