DOMINANT ANGLE
Singapore gauges Dario Amodei's call against the backdrop of the burgeoning regulatory debate in Washington, between the AI employees' petition and the rallying of Altman and Musk to the idea of a voluntary brake.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
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Dario Amodei wrote: "We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models" in an essay published Saturday, September 12 on his personal site.
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More than 1,000 employees of cutting-edge AI companies, including Amodei, have signed a petition asking the US government to help deliberately slow the pace of the industry.
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Researcher Jacob Coxon, who went from OpenAI to Anthropic before leaving the industry, accused the two companies of "gambling with our lives" in the race for self-improving models.
ANALYSIS
Singapour, 13 September 2026. The city-state's media are carefully relaying the call made on Saturday by Dario Amodei, head of Anthropic, to slow down the development of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems. The Straits Times and Channel News Asia are reporting in detail on the essay published by the leader on his personal site: "We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models. Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain." The two outlets note that Amodei, who co-founded Anthropic with his sister Daniela in 2021, had until now been seeking a "middle way" between the benefits of the technology and its risks, but now believes that "fully addressing the risks requires even more prudence".
The Singaporean coverage emphasizes the context of growing pressure surrounding this call. It recalls the departure of researcher Jacob Coxon, who went from OpenAI to Anthropic before leaving the sector, accusing the two American companies of "gambling with our lives" in the race for models capable of self-improvement. The Straits Times also highlights that more than 1,000 employees of cutting-edge AI companies, including Amodei, have signed a petition asking the American government to help "deliberately pace" the development of the sector.
The two newspapers point out the rapid rallying of Sam Altman, head of OpenAI, and Elon Musk, owner of xAI, to Amodei's analysis, recalling that Altman himself had mentioned at the end of July the possibility that developers could voluntarily "tap the brakes" to allow society to adapt. This convergence between three usually rival leaders, presented as a strong signal, is being highlighted as proof that the pressure for regulation of the sector is now increasing even within the ranks of American industrialists in Silicon Valley, rather than just from regulators.
