What smart people are saying about the AI apocalypse and calls to slow everything down

Business Insider | 13-09-2026 11:10pm |

AI leaders, including Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis, have expressed support for slowing frontier AI development due to safety concerns. The consensus emerged after warnings from former Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon about a potential AI apocalypse. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, warned that AI swarms could take over the internet within a year. The discussions largely took place on X, with details still unclear and China not weighing in.

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