Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in AI model development. He proposed a three-step plan involving independent evaluators and industry coordination. Leading AI executives like Sam Altman and Elon Musk agreed with this proposal. This call comes after recent incidents highlighting AI misuse and potential dangers. Amodei stressed balancing progress with robust safety measures and international cooperation.

Amodei urged rivals to invite embedded external auditors into their offices and coordinate a slowdown in development of AI that would allow regulators to catch up.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publishes three-step framework for pacing frontier AI development, starting with embedded evaluators and scaling to