Anthropic CEO calls for industry pause as Nvidia's data center revenue grows and Thailand freezes data center projects.
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Anthropic CEO and ex-OpenAI researcher both call for AI slowdown as OpenAI ships a new model
Dario Amodei published a 3,800-word essay urging a global pause; a researcher who said he quit both Anthropic and OpenAI posted on X that neither company is acting responsibly.
By June Park · 4wAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a 3,800-word essay arguing that artificial intelligence is advancing too quickly for researchers to continue safely, calling for a global slowdown in AI development. On Sept. 13, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune magazine that OpenAI will not go public in 2026, citing safety concerns and describing even a 10% risk of AI-caused human extinction as unacceptable.
The two statements arrive close together, and the read here is that pressure from inside the industry's leadership is now public and on the record in a way it was not before. The caution is not coming from regulators or academics.
A researcher who identified himself as Jacob Coxon said on X that he resigned from Anthropic after previously quitting OpenAI, and that he spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both companies. He said neither company is acting responsibly, and described both as 'racing straight to self-improving superintelligence' and 'gambling with our lives.' No date for the post is carried in this record.
Two other Anthropic researchers separately warned that rapidly progressing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future, Investing.com reported. A 2026 statement cited by Mint shows Altman, Amodei, and xAI co-founder Elon Musk all previously voiced the need to slow AI development because of escalating risks to humanity.
The alarm from the inside sits alongside a product announcement. OpenAI announced the launch of Astra, a new AI model designed to handle complex tasks from start to finish. No launch date beyond the filing is carried in this record.
KPMG stated separately that AI growth will require higher power and advanced liquid cooling systems for data centers - a supply-side constraint that appears to be accelerating regardless of any slowdown debate.
What would settle the open question is whether Amodei's essay or Altman's Fortune comments produce any concrete change in development timelines at either company. The products and the warnings are both on the record now; which one moves first is not.
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