Archive · 13 Sep 2026
AI Leaders Agree Development Should Slow for Safety
Dario Amodei leads Anthropic, a company that develops artificial intelligence.
He wrote an essay saying AI companies should slow down how quickly they improve their models.
He did not call for stopping AI research completely.
Instead, he said companies should use extra time to make AI safer.
He also wanted better safeguards, improved alignment, and independent experts checking the systems.
Sam Altman of OpenAI said he agreed with Amodei.
Elon Musk of xAI also said Amodei was right.
Their comments were posted on X after Amodei’s essay.
The three leaders’ agreement is notable because their companies are involved in developing advanced AI.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the AI industry to slow the pace of improving model capabilities.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman said he agreed with Amodei in a post on X.
Altman said OpenAI would welcome third-party safety evaluators, following Amodei’s lead.
xAI boss Elon Musk also endorsed Amodei’s position, writing, “Dario is right.”
Amodei called for using any additional time to strengthen safeguards, improve alignment, and enable independent oversight.
- Who
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and xAI boss Elon Musk.
- What
- The three AI leaders agreed that development should slow enough to allow stronger safety measures and independent evaluation.
- When
- Saturday; Altman and Musk responded within hours of Amodei’s essay, according to the articles.
- Where
- Amodei’s essay was published by Anthropic, while Altman and Musk made their comments on X.
- Why
- Amodei said the industry should use additional time to strengthen safeguards, improve alignment, and allow independent oversight.
- Initial call
- Dario Amodei urged the AI industry to slow the pace of improving model capabilities.
- Sam Altman’s response
- Altman wrote on X, “I agree with Dario.”
- Elon Musk’s response
- Musk wrote, “Dario is right.”
- Third-party evaluation
- Altman said OpenAI would welcome third-party safety evaluators.
- Amodei’s position
- He did not call for a full stop or training moratorium.
- Safety priorities
- Amodei cited stronger safeguards, improved alignment, and independent oversight.
- Companies represented
- Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI.
