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Rivals Altman and Musk rally behind Amodei’s call for an AI slowdown - AFR
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- 12 Sept 2026
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In a rare display of consensus in an industry marked by fierce rivalries, the chiefs of OpenAI and SpaceX said they backed the Anthropic chief executive’s proposals.
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TechnologyAIPrint articleTim Bradshaw and George HammondSep 13, 2026 – 8.01amLondon/San Francisco | Sam Altman and Elon Musk have rallied behind a call from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei to slow the development of artificial intelligence after a week of dramatic warnings by researchers thrust the debate over AI safety into the mainstream.In an essay published on Saturday, Amodei said the tech industry “must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models”, after the speed of development became “drastically faster” this northern summer.Loading...Financial TimesSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginRead MoreAIElon MuskAnthropicDonald TrumpOpenAISpaceXChinaFetching latest articles