Calls for an AI Slowdown 9/14/26

Leaders in AI have joined a refrain to slow the pace (cnbc.com/2026/09/14/ai-stocks-slowdown-amodei-…) of innovation as fears of AI’s risk to humanity mount (cnbc.com/2026/09/14/china-ai-slowdown-us-tech-…). Dario Amodei (cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-…), Sam Altman (cnbc.com/2026/09/14/sam-altman-ai-slowdown-ant…), Demis Hassabis, Satya Nadella (cnbc.com/2026/09/14/microsoft-ai-model-limits-…), and Elon Musk have all commented on the concerns, while President Trump insists that competing with China is paramount (cnbc.com/2026/09/14/trump-ai-data-centers-anth…). Former Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, now an Independent, calls on President Trump to use his executive power to pause AI IPOs until regulation is passed. CNBC’s Leslie Picker reports on the IPO timeline for Anthropic and OpenAI (cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-…) amid the calls for a slowdown. Plus, Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson considers methods for humans to maintain control of AI.

Leslie Picker - 19:36
Joe Manchin - 24:49
Walter Isaacson - 42:31

In this episode:
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk (x.com/JoeSquawk)
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick (x.com/BeckyQuick)
Andrew Ross Sorkin,@andrewrsorkin (twitter.com/andrewrsorkin)
Joe Manchin, @Sen_JoeManchin (x.com/Sen_JoeManchin)
Leslie Picker, @LesliePicker (x.com/LesliePicker/status/1813934266918809824)
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie (x.com/Kramer_Katie)

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