
← In The Loop18 sept · 14 min
Why ALL major AI labs may slowing down AI development & whether it could work
<p> Anthropic's Dario Amodei published an essay saying the whole industry has to slow down, and Musk, Altman and Hassabis all backed it inside a day. </p><p>In this episode of In The Loop, I'm going through what Amodei is actually proposing and whether it could work</p><p><br></p><p>⏭️ Episode highlights</p><p>(01:00) – OpenAI paused, then said nothing for seven weeks</p><p><br></p><p>(02:40) – The safety test that caused the break-out</p><p><br></p><p>(04:30) – Jacob Coxon resigns and gives up his equity</p><p><br></p><p>(06:20) – Amodei's two reasons for slowing down</p><p><br></p><p>(08:30) – The proposal, in plain language</p><p><br></p><p>(10:30) – The speed limit nobody can measure</p><p><br></p><p>(13:00) – The case against: liability, rivals and an IPO</p><p><br></p><p>(16:00) – The suppliers nobody has named</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Links & resources</p><ul><li>Dario Amodei, "We Must Pace the Frontier" - https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier</li></ul>