Leading AI developers have warned that development should be slowed as the industry faces mounting demands to prioritise safety over profits. Their remarks weighed heavily on technology shares on Monday, including SoftBank.

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Fresh warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have renewed debate over whether advanced AI models might escape human control and pose a threat to humanity.

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Stephen Collinson writes that a remarkable series of warnings from artificial-intelligence company leaders says their creations may soon exceed humans’ ability to control them. Republicans running Washington have so far responded with a shrug.

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OpenAI chief Sam Altman has detailed how AI safety frameworks and a slowdown in development could work, as the industry increasingly unites around concerns that it could lose control of the technology.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI agents could take over parts of the internet within a year, fueling debate over whether artificial intelligence could threaten humanity.

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The resignation of an Anthropic researcher and reports of AI models hacking into rival systems have contributed to a turbulent few weeks, prompting leading industry figures to call for safeguards before AI advances beyond anyone’s ability to control it.

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AI stocks fell after major CEOs joined calls to slow development. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the industry “must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models” as concerns about AI risks grow.

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Fresh warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have renewed debate over whether advanced AI models could slip beyond human control and pose a threat to humanity.

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AI-linked stocks fell sharply in early Asian trading on Monday after CEOs of companies developing the most advanced AI models warned that development must slow to prevent threats to humanity.

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SoftBank, a backer of OpenAI, fell as much as 13% after technology leaders called for a slowdown in AI development over concerns about its risks.

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Anthropic PBC and OpenAI will have to weigh calls to slow artificial-intelligence development against likely resistance to any substantial pause from the tech industry, financial markets and the Trump administration.

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US President Donald Trump played down AI risks, saying he wants to preserve the US lead over China and does not see a need for broad checks on development. He acknowledged that some regulation may be needed but offered no details. His remarks followed calls by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk, to slow capability advances so safeguards can catch up.

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AI companies warn that their technology could wipe out humanity, but the apocalyptic predictions may also benefit the companies making them.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will not go public this year, calling the current moment ill-advised for an IPO because of everything happening around safety.

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OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO, but CEO Sam Altman says the company will not go public this year and considers a 2026 listing “ill-advised.”

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Oracle reported quarterly results that exceeded expectations, while its revenue backlog also came in stronger than forecast. Cloud infrastructure revenue more than doubled, sending the company’s stock up 7%.

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Prediction market Polymarket has appointed former Amazon finance chief Warren Jenson as its first chief financial officer as it develops a regulated U.S. exchange and a global platform.

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President Donald Trump said energy prices, which have risen because of the Iran war, will not decline until after the midterm elections.

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Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time in six weeks. Intensifying fighting involving U.S. and Iranian forces has heightened concerns about regional supplies, while also raising fears of inflation and higher energy costs for consumers and businesses.

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Oil reaches $100 a barrel as concerns about global supplies intensify. The newsletter also reports that an Anthropic researcher resigned, warning that AI labs are “gambling” with humanity’s future, while Bessent cautioned traders against betting on the Treasury’s failure.

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Brent crude, a benchmark for global trading, rose on Wednesday and climbed above $100 a barrel as the US war in Iran continued.

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The yield on the U.S. two-year Treasury note rose 2 basis points early Wednesday while oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel.

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