Musk, Altman support Anthropic’s Amodei as he shares plan to ‘slow the pace’ of advancing AI capabilities

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during an interview on "The Circuit with Emily Chang" at Anthropic's headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay on Saturday urging artificial intelligence companies to pace how quickly they improve model capabilities, a move that comes as a growing chorus of researchers have called for a coordinated deceleration.The proposal for a voluntary slowdown brought together three figureheads of the AI industry in agreement, with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI chief Sam Altman throwing their support behind Amodei.Amodei proposed a three-step plan that he said will help temper the pace of development without "sacrificing commercial advantage or the United States' lead in AI," though he conceded that some steps may be easier to achieve than others. Anthropic is actively gearing up for what is expected to be a historic IPO, though the company has not officially disclosed when it plans to debut. The alignment of the three men shows how quickly concern over AI has moved from the margins to the center of the debate...