Anthropic CEO Calls for Slower AI Development Pace, Opens Models to Third-Party Safety Review
Source Summary
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has proposed slowing AI development to allow time for building safeguards and regulatory evaluation. The company will grant third-party evaluators like METR access to its models to assess adherence to safety practices. Amodei outlined a three-step plan to "pace the frontier," with external evaluator access as the first step the company is implementing unilaterally, followed by broader industry coordination.
Why it matters
The move signals a major AI company's commitment to safety oversight and establishes a precedent for third-party evaluation of AI systems before broader regulatory frameworks are established.
