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Amodei wants to slow AI frontier as Africa still tries to reach it

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is pushing to halt AI development long enough for safety research and governance to catch up

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is advocating for a pause in frontier AI development to allow safety research and governance frameworks to catch up. The push comes as African countries continue working to build their own AI capacity and access to the technology.

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