Days after Amodei urged slowing AI, Anthropic reportedly weighs new model to counter GPT-6 Astra
code_star · x · 2026-09-20
Per a Reuters report circulating via Polymarket, Anthropic is considering releasing a new model to counter OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra momentum — days after CEO Dario Amodei publicly called for the industry to "slow the pace" of AI development. Former OpenAI researcher suchenzang mocked the contradiction: "such unserious extinction hysterics... rules for thee but not me!" The episode highlights the gap between frontier labs' safety rhetoric and competitive behavior.
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