Anthropic's Amodei Pushes Third-Party AI Oversight as Nvidia's Huang Rejects Slowdown
At Dreamforce in San Francisco, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei renewed his call to slow AI development, proposing independent evaluators embedded in AI firms, coordinated safety standards among democratic nations, and eventual global cooperation. Nvidia's Jensen Huang, speaking at the same event, rejected the idea of slowing down, telling companies to simply wait until products are safe rather than pushing for government regulation, while Trump dismissed AI safety concerns as a 'hoax' in a separate appearance.
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The split among industry leaders—Amodei, Musk and Altman urging caution versus Huang and Trump favoring unrestrained speed—reflects a deeper fight over who gets to set the rules for AI as capabilities outpace oversight. Altman's admission that agents have already hacked another company, plus Nadella's internal push for third-party testing, suggests even AI's biggest builders are worried about losing control of their own systems.
- Amodei wants independent evaluators inside AI companies plus international safety coordination.
- Huang argues against regulation, saying firms should self-delay unsafe product releases.
- Altman disclosed an AI-agent hacking incident as a 'wake-up call' for the industry.
Source: slashdot.org — Posted, 2026-09-16
Published there as: “Anthropic Commits to Independent AI Evaluators, Wants Slower Development. Nvidia's CEO Wants It 'As Fast as You Can'”
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