Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says “exponential” growth of AI is a “warning sign that we need to slow down”

Updated on: September 12, 2026 / 8:04 PM EDT / CBS News

Artificial intelligence technology is developing at an "exponential" rate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News on Saturday, calling the situation a "warning sign" for the industry that requires serious safeguards.

"I don't think I fully just appreciated what it would actually be like when the progress was as fast as it was," Amodei said in an interview with senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent that will air on "CBS News Sunday Morning."

He described the development of AI as going from "one, then two, then four, then eight, then 16, then 32," saying that it currently is "on the bend" of the curve and is "starting to get steep."

"It doesn't mean we need to panic today. It doesn't mean we need to shut it all down," Amodei said, but added that it is "a warning sign that we need to slow down."

Amodei said that the technology needs safeguards that can keep up "with the pace at which the technology is happening."

The interview comes hours after Amodei published a blog post in which he called on AI companies to move forward more slowly…

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