What Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk Have Said About AI 'Doom' Fears
Leaders of top AI companies, including Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman, are calling for a slowdown in AI development to address existential risks. The debate has gained traction among tech leaders, though it faces skepticism from political figures like Donald Trump.
Why it matters
The 'AI doomerism' debate is shaping the regulatory and development landscape for the future of artificial intelligence, pitting safety concerns against global technological competition.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called for a slowdown in the pace of advanced AI development, winning rare backing from SpaceX AI's Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and sparking a debate over AI "doomerism".President Donald Trump dismissed the warnings about AI's potential risks as exaggerated, as the US races to maintain its lead against China for technological leadership, while Anthropic bumped AI risk assessment to "low" from "very low" last month.The debate has also started at a critical time for Anthropic as it prepares for a potential IPO and after OpenAI pushed back its own listing plans.Here is what some AI leaders have said about risks associated with the technology :Dario Amodei, CEO Of AnthropicIn an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier", Amodei said AI progress has accelerated "drastically faster" since summer 2026, driven primarily by AI's growing ability to build the next generation of AI.He…
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