Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI

<figure> <img alt="A digital brain on a leash." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/STK485_STK414_AI_SAFETY_C.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the time has come to slow down AI development and will give third-party evaluators like <a href="https://metr.org/">METR</a> access to its models to help ensure its "adherence to safety practices and commitments." In a <a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier#pacing-within-democracies">winding essay</a>, Amodei proposed a three-step plan to "pace the frontier" - jargon that simply means to slow the pace of training and development to give companies time to build safeguards and regulators to evaluate models.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amodei says that giving external evaluators wide-ranging access is just the first step, and one it is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994064/anthropic-spent-this-week-in-hot-water-over-cybersecurity">taking now unilaterally</a>. Step two would involve the industry coming together as a whole, likely with gove …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994337/anthropic-ceo-slow-down-ai-development">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>