# Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI slowdown

https://mins.news/en/item/56219

- DW, 2026-09-12 23:32 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/anthropic-boss-dario-amodei-calls-for-ai-slowdown/a-79247690?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is urging AI companies to slow development, warning that safety measures need time to catch up. He said a swarm of autonomous AI agents could potentially take over the entire internet within six to 12 months and cause billions of dollars in damage. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk said they agreed.

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