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Amodei Proposes A Global Speed Limit On AI Self-Improvement

Amodei Proposes A Global Speed Limit On AI Self-Improvement

Dario Amodei models his plan on the SALT missile treaties, a cap that still lets every company keep training its models.

  • Three steps, per Amodei: outside evaluators, then industry standards, then a global pact.
  • One to two extra years, he says, are enough to align each new model safely.
  • Sam Altman and Elon Musk, his direct rivals, have voiced agreement with the plan.

Why it matters: An arms-control pact among rivals holds only while breaking it costs more than keeping it.

Dario Amodei, "We Must Pace the Frontier" ↗ · Sep 12, 20269/12/26