{"slug": "anthropic-ceo-calls-for-immediate-slowdown-in-ai-development", "title": "Anthropic CEO calls for immediate slowdown in AI development", "summary": "Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for an immediate slowdown in AI development in a new essay, warning that swarms of rogue AI agents could take over the internet in as little as six months. Amodei said the consequences could be devastating within months if the pace of development is not slowed.", "body_md": "# Anthropic CEO calls for immediate slowdown in AI development\n\nBy Ben BerkowitzSource: \n\n[Axios](https://www.axios.com)\n[Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic) CEO Dario Amodei is calling for an immediate slowdown in the pace of AI development, warning of potentially devastating consequences in a matter of months otherwise. \n\n**Why it matters:** Amodei, in a new [essay](https://x.com/DarioAmodei/status/2098773920774074715), pulls no punches, cautioning that swarms of rogue AI agents could take over the internet in as little as six months from now.\n\n*Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.* \n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-ceo-calls-for-immediate-slowdown-in-ai-development", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/anthropic-ceo-calls-for-immediate-slowdown-in-ai-development-ywq8", "published_at": "2026-09-12 14:40:17+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-12 15:15:55.107434+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "ai-agents", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Dario Amodei", "Axios", "Ben Berkowitz"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-ceo-calls-for-immediate-slowdown-in-ai-development", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-ceo-calls-for-immediate-slowdown-in-ai-development.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-ceo-calls-for-immediate-slowdown-in-ai-development.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-ceo-calls-for-immediate-slowdown-in-ai-development.jsonld"}}