Fearing a Loss of Control, AI Bosses Call for Tech Slowdown

A.M. Edition for Sept. 14. After a week of panic over an AI doomsday, top industry CEOs are backing a call from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei (wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-anthropic-crisis-money-…) to slow down development to allow safeguards to be designed. WSJ tech reporter Amrith Ramkumar (wsj.com/news/author/amrith-ramkumar?mod=WSJ_WN…) says the industry’s quest for money and moral dilemma over safety has created a monumental crisis for AI (wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-anthropic-crisis-money-…). Plus, oil prices rise as Iran-backed Houthis seize more key territory (wsj.com/world/middle-east/widening-mideast-ins…) and drone attacks shutter a lifeline for Saudi Arabian exports. And, could a trade war with the U.S. lead to Canada joining the European Union (wsj.com/world/europe/canada-alliance-eu-carney…)? Luke Vargas hosts.

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