GoKawiilAnthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.5 Days After CEO's AI Slowdown Remarks
Anthropic launched a new AI model, Claude Opus 4.5, roughly ten days after its CEO publicly called for a slowdown in AI development. The company says the model performs well on internal alignment safety measures, while also stating that government policy will eventually be needed to guard against risks from AI systems that can improve themselves.
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The timing highlights a tension many AI labs face: warning about the pace of AI progress while continuing to ship increasingly capable models. Anthropic's call for future 'public policy' intervention suggests the company views current voluntary safety practices as insufficient long-term, though it has not detailed what such policy should look like. The episode may fuel skepticism about whether AI companies' safety rhetoric matches their commercial incentives.
- Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.5 about ten days after its CEO urged slowing AI development.
- The company claims the new model performs well on internal alignment safety benchmarks.
- Anthropic says government policy will eventually be needed to address risks from self-improving AI.
Source: gizmodo.com, 2026-09-22
Published there as: “Ten Days After CEO Calls for a Slowdown, Anthropic Is Back With Another AI Model”
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