Earlier this week we told you about whistleblowers claiming that AI is moving too fast and will end up killing humanity if they don’t get it under control.
Well this morning two major AI companies agreed to slow down everything down for the sake of safety.
First, the CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei:
We Must Pace the Frontier: I’ve written a new essay on why the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan for doing so.
Anthropic is unilaterally committing to the first of these steps. We’ll provide third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training.
We Must Pace the Frontier: I’ve written a new essay on why the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan for doing so.
Anthropic is unilaterally committing to the first of these steps. We’ll provide third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our…
— Dario Amodei (@DarioAmodei) September 12, 2026
After he posted this, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed:
I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we’ve had at OpenAI in recent weeks.
Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We’ll have more to share soon.
I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we’ve had at OpenAI in recent weeks.
Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We’ll have more to share soon. https://t.co/1YhhIybZX7
— Sam Altman (@sama) September 12, 2026
It sounds like these whistleblowers weren’t just blowing steam after all, and they got the attention of these big industry leaders. Wow.
UPDATE:
Anthropic CEO worries we’re 6-12 months away from a swarm of AI agents capable of taking over the ENTIRE internet
Calls for immediate, global 1-2 year slowdown in AI development
Time to trust the people building the technology over the people merely investing in it https://t.co/71xF5IFGuX pic.twitter.com/fFUkVfhAJ3
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 12, 2026
The CEO of Anthropic openly admits they have no idea what’s happening in their models. Models that, earlier in his post, say can lead to “risk of losing control of AI systems, misuse of AI for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption.”… https://t.co/AQpWtO4Bgf pic.twitter.com/TRpqFJV2I5
— Joseph Allen (@j_g_allen) September 12, 2026
