Recent warnings from AI researchers and former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon have sparked concerns that artificial super-intelligence poses an existential threat, with some suggesting the technology could kill all of humanity by 2030. These alarms follow the marketing of OpenAI's newest model, GPT-6 Astra, as a lifestyle tool, shifting the conversation toward the potential for AI to spin out of control.
In response, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for the artificial intelligence industry to slow the pace of frontier model development. Amodei, who described the exponential rate of AI developments as a warning sign, detailed a three-step plan to rein in the technology in a 3,800-word letter and a personal blog essay. He argued that cutting-edge research must be slowed to ensure public safety.
In a rare display of unity, rival technology leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed Amodei's proposal to slow the pace of development. The leaders joined the call amid fears that the industry is racing toward building technology that humans cannot control, including the possibility that an AI swarm could become capable of taking over the entire internet within a year.