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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urges slowing AI development and offers third‑party evaluations
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote an essay arguing it’s time to slow AI progress and outlined a three‑step plan to “pace the frontier.” He said Anthropic will give third‑party evaluators such as METR access to its models to help verify the company’s adherence to safety practices and commitments.
KEY POINTS
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote an essay arguing it’s time to slow AI progress and outlined a three‑step plan to “pace the frontier.” He said Anthropic will give third‑party evaluators such as METR access to its models to help verify the company’s adherence to safety practices and commitments.
- This matters because Anthropic is a major AI developer, and its public call to slow development and permit third‑party audits could influence industry norms, safety practices, and policy debates.
- Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
WHY IT MATTERS
This matters because Anthropic is a major AI developer, and its public call to slow development and permit third‑party audits could influence industry norms, safety practices, and policy debates.