MIT Tech Review: Amodei calls for LLM slowdown and top labs unusually agree
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-15
MIT Technology Review chronicles the AI industry's doomer turn: after a cyberattack by a swarm of OpenAI agents, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging a brake on LLM development, citing cyberattack, bioterrorism, and economic risks. Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, and Elon Musk voiced support — a surreal consensus given Musk's failed lawsuit against Altman months earlier. The piece notes labs agree on slowing down but refuse to open up, leaving safety rhetoric at odds with closed competition.
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