Pacing the frontier: security industry reacts to AI slowdown and kill switch debate

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a weekend essay, "We Must Pace the Frontier," on Saturday, and co-founder Jack Clark followed days later by suggesting AI "kill switches" may need to become mandatory, reopening a debate over the security industry's relationship with frontier AI. The essay and Clark's proposal were reported by IT Security Guru on September 15, 2026.

A weekend essay from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei, followed days later by his co-founder Jack Clark’s suggestion that AI “kill switches” may need to become mandatory, has reopened a debate that cuts to the heart of the security industry’s relationship with frontier AI. Amodei’s essay, We Must Pace the Frontier, published on Saturday 12 … The post Pacing the frontier: security industry reacts to AI slowdown and kill switch debate https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/09/15/pacing-the-frontier-security-industry-reacts-to-ai-slowdown-and-kill-switch-debate/ appeared first on IT Security Guru https://www.itsecurityguru.org .