'Dario is Right': What Elon Musk and More Top Executives Are Saying About an AI Slowdown Calls for a slowdown in AI development have sparked plenty of conversation on Wall Street. Barchart · Sep 14
The World's Biggest AI Companies Were Racing To Build Faster. Now Their CEOs Are Hitting The Brakes. Increasingly capable AI systems have intensified concerns over cybersecurity, alignment and the ability to keep advanced models under human control. International Business Times · Sep 14
Hunter Biden Asks Elon Musk To Help Laptop Coin After 98% Crash, While Invoking AI Doom Fears Hunter Biden jokingly asked Elon Musk to help revive his LAPTOP memecoin after it plunged about 98 per cent from its reported early peak, amid scrutiny of its launch and token transfers. International Business Times UK · Sep 14
AI Slowdown Plus: Commercial surrogacy regulation, Russian weapons, a new drug in San Francisco, and more... Reason · Sep 14
Microsoft drafts code of conduct to keep its AI under human control The document, in the works for five to six months, would require Microsoft's AI to never resist correction or shutdown, to communicate in ways that humans can understand, and to consider any conduct violation to be a failure - an effort to address concerns that AI can go to dangerous… The Economic Times · Sep 14
Microsoft AI chief: ‘Now's the time’ for top labs to coordinate on safety In an interview with Fortune, Mustafa Suleyman said coordination between labs would mean disclosing how capable companies' models are to third parties. Fortune · Sep 14
AI slowdown trade hits Nvidia, SoftBank, SK Hynix as global tech stocks fall up to 10% Global tech and AI-linked stocks plummeted as investors reacted to growing safety concerns and calls from industry leaders like Anthropic’s CEO to decelerate AI development, threatening the equity rally built on expectations of rapid growth and productivity. The Economic Times · Sep 14
Trump's 'Whoever Wins AI Wins' Line Draws Scrutiny as He Downplays AI Extinction Warnings From Experts Donald Trump has rejected calls to slow frontier AI development, while researchers and industry leaders warn that rapidly advancing systems require stronger safety measures and independent oversight. International Business Times UK · Sep 14
AI firms must be punished for ‘dangerous products’, says former regulator Existing laws could see Anthropic, OpenAI and others face punishment for rogue systems The Independent UK · Sep 14
OpenAI’s IPO wait grows longer as AI safety fears mount CEO Sam Altman tells Fortune the company won't rush to go public. Fortune · Sep 14
King Charles to host major AI leaders amid growing warnings over threat to humanity Britain’s King Charles III will host top leaders of the global artificial intelligence industry this week for crucial talks on whether shared principles are needed to govern the rapidly advancing technology. The Times of India · Sep 14
AI leaders are warning the race is dangerous. They’re also trying to win it AI leaders are warning the race is dangerous. They’re also trying to win it. Fortune · Sep 14
First Thing: Oil prices surge as attacks on Saudi Arabia stoke supply fears Strike on kingdom’s east-west pipeline could affect 4% of global oil supply The Guardian - UK · Sep 14
The Independent UK · Sep 14 AI warnings - latest: Trump lashes out at ‘hoax’ safety fears as experts warn of imminent catastrophe Leaders at Claude’s Anthropic and ChatGPT’s OpenAI agree their technology could wipe out humanity
The Economic Times · Sep 14 Global AI stocks fall as industry chiefs call for slowing development Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, in a lengthy essay shared on X on Saturday, called on AI companies to slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities amid mounting fears of misuse of artificial intelligence. Both Elon Musk, who runs xAI, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said they agree…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14 OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears Company behind ChatGPT tells ministers to seize ‘political window’ on regulation as cross-party committee warns of rising threats to human rights
Euronews · Sep 14 SoftBank shares plunge as calls grow to slow AI development AI development should slow down, leading developers have warned, as the industry faces growing calls to put safety ahead of profits. The comments weighed heavily on technology shares on Monday.
Barchart · Sep 14 Nasdaq Futures Plunge as Chipmakers Sink on AI Slowdown Concerns, Fed Meeting Awaited September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are down -1.77% this morning as chipmakers came under heavy selling pressure after leaders of major AI companies called for a slower pace of AI development.
The Times of India · Sep 14 China hits back at Anthropic’s call to restrict its AI, warns against ‘fearmongering, vicious competition' China's ministry of foreign affairs on Monday criticised a call by Anthropic's chief for the United States to curb China's artificial intelligence capabilities, as he pushed for a global slowdown in the development of AI.
The Economic Times · Sep 14 Will Wall Street crash today? Nasdaq futures tumble nearly 2% as AI stocks plunge Nasdaq futures fell as OpenAI and Anthropic leaders urged slower AI development for safety. Investor Michael Burry criticized these warnings, labeling them self-serving hype intended to maintain incumbent dominance, causing market anxiety regarding AI and chip stock valuations.
The Independent UK · Sep 14 Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO’s call to curb China's AI development China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities
Euronews · Sep 14 AI makers step up calls for a slowdown as fears of a rogue takeover grow From a resigning Anthropic researcher to AI models hacking their way into rival systems, a turbulent few weeks have pushed the industry's biggest names to demand safeguards — before AI outpaces anyone's ability to rein it in.
The Economic Times · Sep 14 Uploaded your photos for 1980s AI photo trend? Here's what happens to images sent to ChatGPT, Gemini As millions join the viral 1980s AI photo trend by uploading selfies to ChatGPT and Gemini, a cybersecurity expert cited by Wired explains what actually happens to those photos after they are sent, how long companies store them, and why deleting a chat does not always mean the image is…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14 AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’