{"id":2141670,"date":"2026-09-12T19:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2141670"},"modified":"2026-09-12T19:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:03:33","slug":"anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-says-a-i-companies-need-to-slow-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2141670","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says A.I. Companies Need to Slow Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b4\/16by9\/2026\/09\/12\/b445490f567748adac892ba7f0477e01_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says A.I. Companies Need to Slow Down<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Anthropic CEO<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">We Need to Slow Our Horses on A.I.!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-12T12:03:33-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 12, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:03 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-f94f91a626f6bee19cb30e607a241ed8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260912_39b0047c3a964625a0a82dc432c696da\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:11a707a2-4db5-48bb-aad9-3577329f1038\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/39\/4by3\/2026\/09\/12\/39b0047c3a964625a0a82dc432c696da_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Dario-Amodei-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67fdcfdb7b6e2fd9631ea4cad2b5bbf1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Anthropic&#8217;s CEO is breaking his silence on the dangers of A.I. &#8230; just days after a former employee said there is a 10% chance of A.I.-induced human extinction in the next decade.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3b0f5bbe2364d678fcb8c29c94feb365\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>CEO <strong>Dario Amodei<\/strong> published an <a href=\"https:\/\/darioamodei.com\/post\/we-must-pace-the-frontier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>essay<\/strong><\/a> Saturday that addresses the flurry of concern about the bombshell statements made by his former employee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jacob-coxon\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jacob Coxon<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; and advocated thatA.I. companies need to slow their horses &#8212; like, now.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b7b70a003914f26f1732cbbd1d299bfb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-document-block canvas-document-block-permalink canvas-document-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"document-block flex-column\"><a class=\"media-link document-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.tmz.com\/document\/bf\/o\/2026\/09\/09\/bf3c982981ce4594bc6ad2beb4b21a1d.pdf\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:document-asset:document_pdf_20260909_bf3c982981ce4594bc6ad2beb4b21a1d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:11a707a2-4db5-48bb-aad9-3577329f1038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/77\/4by3\/2026\/09\/09\/77ea6f949a674b5fb07cf55c22bac05e_md.jpg\" alt=\"doc-launch-x-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay document-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label document-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Doc<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer document-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text document-block__media-launch-text\">Read The Tweets<\/span><span class=\"media-cta document-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n          Launch Doc<br \/>\n          <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a8e55deebfcd00acd2b452a60b68bb9e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Dario admitted the dangers of A.I. &#8220;include the risk of losing control of AI systems, misuse of AI for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f3525d6a287b4b136f22716783edddfb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He wrote &#8230; &#8220;Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems.&#8221; His solution? Three steps &#8230; third-party evaluators, safety regulations, and global agreements.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cb48c470d79084d3fbb32e9a31fe9064\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-82aca475-5c52-40a9-b13a-a6a401002387-1176023656-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/42\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/42428efe25f049fc8e227d53a6c2a5c1_md.png\" alt=\"091126 jacob coxon kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-82aca475-5c52-40a9-b13a-a6a401002387-1176023656-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT&#8230;<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/jacob-coxon-voices-concerns-over-a-i-09-11-2026\/\">Video: Jacob Coxon Reveals When A.I. Could Pose an Extinction-Level Threat<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-db9ecb597c255387005f1aac01a85e3d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>However, he also said A.I. developments can&#8217;t go too slow &#8230; or else we&#8217;ll be beaten by China!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e12c9928fdf57ef6ba6aee04d3c2d04a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Coxon joined us on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; Friday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/11\/jacob-coxon-on-ai-destroying-humans\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>explain his reasoning<\/strong><\/a> behind his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/09\/ai-researcher-quits-job-after-fears-of-robots-taking-over-humans\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>viral warning<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/12\/anthropic-ceo-thinks-ai-development-should-slow-down\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:11a707a2-4db5-48bb-aad9-3577329f1038\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/12\/anthropic-ceo-thinks-ai-development-should-slow-down\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:11a707a2-4db5-48bb-aad9-3577329f1038\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/11\/jacob-coxon-on-ai-destroying-humans\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:11a707a2-4db5-48bb-aad9-3577329f1038\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/92\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/925d22d764a841129d1ca0ee65af24b4_xs.png\" alt=\"091126 jacob coxon primarty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        A.I. 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