Anthropic CEO warns AI development must slow for safety

Dario Amodei warned that artificial intelligence could lead internet-controlling agent swarms within six to 12 months unless safety measures catch up.

Justin Tomlinson

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Anthropic CEO warns AI development must slow for safety

The artificial-intelligence industry should slow down its fast-moving development to give safety measures adequate time to catch up, Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei said yesterday.[1][2]

Amodei warned that without such a slowdown, AI technology could advance to the point of leading a swarm of agents capable of taking over the entire internet within the next six to 12 months.[1][2]

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