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Altman and Musk Back Amodei’s Call to Slow AI
Dario Amodei says companies are making AI more powerful very quickly.
He worries that people may not be able to understand or control advanced AI if progress continues unchecked.
He also says AI could improve health, the economy and quality of life.
Sam Altman agreed that companies should slow down enough to improve safety.
OpenAI plans to let independent experts examine its systems with access similar to employees.
Elon Musk also said Amodei was right.
Amodei proposed shared safety rules and cooperation among countries and AI companies.
The debate is about finding a safe speed without giving up AI’s possible benefits.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI companies to slow the pace of frontier-model development.
Amodei warned that AI could outpace human ability to understand and control it, while also offering major benefits.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman endorsed the proposal and said OpenAI would use independent evaluators with employee-like access.
xAI and Tesla chief Elon Musk supported Amodei, writing, “Dario is right.”
Amodei proposed third-party oversight, shared safety standards and limits on unchecked progress, plus global coordination.
- Who
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI and Tesla chief Elon Musk.
- What
- Amodei called for slowing frontier AI development and proposed safety and oversight measures; Altman and Musk endorsed the call.
- Where
- The statements were published on personal websites and X; one report datelined the story from San Francisco.
- When
- Amodei published his essay on Saturday; Altman and Musk responded on September 12, 2026, with the report published September 13, 2026.
- Why
- Amodei said AI progress, including recursive self-improvement, could outpace humans’ ability to understand and control advanced systems and increase risks such as cyberattacks, bioterrorism and economic disruption.
Slower, safety-focused development
Continued AI progress and benefits
Pace of development
Slower, safety-focused development
Amodei, supported by Altman and Musk, argues that frontier AI progress should be slowed because capabilities may be advancing faster than safety research and human control.
Continued AI progress and benefits
Amodei also warns that completely stopping development could deprive humanity of AI’s benefits or leave the technology in the hands of authoritarian powers.
Oversight and coordination
Slower, safety-focused development
Amodei proposes permanent access for independent evaluators, common safety standards, limits on unchecked progress and international coordination.
Continued AI progress and benefits
The articles do not identify a specific opposing organization rejecting these safeguards, but they describe the difficulty of coordinating companies and governments while continuing development.
Key facts
- Proposal
- Dario Amodei called for slowing the pace at which AI model capabilities improve.
- OpenAI response
- Sam Altman said OpenAI would commit to independent evaluators with employee-like access.
- Musk’s response
- Elon Musk wrote, “Dario is right,” and reiterated that he has long warned about AI risks.
- Anthropic measure
- Anthropic said it would give third-party evaluators permanent, employee-level access to its systems.
- Three-part approach
- Amodei proposed independent evaluation, coordinated safety standards and limits, and global coordination.
- Earlier OpenAI action
- OpenAI said on August 18 that it had paused some frontier reinforcement-learning training to meet alignment, security and monitoring standards.
- Cited incident
- Amodei referenced an incident involving autonomous agents powered by an OpenAI model and systems belonging to Hugging Face.
Quotes
Dario Amodei
CEO of Anthropic
“I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we've had at OpenAI in recent weeks. Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same.”
news18.com
livemint.com
republicworld.com
“We Must Pace the Frontier: I’ve written a new essay on why the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan for doing so. Anthropic is unilaterally committing to the first of these steps.”
republicworld.com
Sources
'Dario Is Right': Elon Musk, Sam Altman Back Anthropic CEO's Call To 'Slow Down' AI Development
Sam Altman backs Anthropic over slowing down AI development; vows to follow Amodei's proposal; Musk follows suit
Sam Altman, Elon Musk Endorse Dario Amodei's Suggestion to Slow Pace of AI Development or Risk Losing Control
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