{"id":3569,"date":"2026-09-17T23:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-ai-superintelligence-slowdown\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T23:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:28:24","slug":"the-ai-superintelligence-slowdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-ai-superintelligence-slowdown\/","title":{"rendered":"The AI Superintelligence Slowdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"H.A.L. style glowing red digital eye over a textured digital backdrop.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/STK_414_5_D.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember when tech leaders would tell their employees to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/mark-zuckerberg-innovation-2009-10?r=US&amp;IR=T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cmove fast and break things\u201d?<\/a> It seemed that would be the way of AI too. But after a summer where rogue AI agents became reality, and researchers warned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/991927\/anthropic-ai-kill-all-humans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that AI could kill us all<\/a>, a number of leading US AI companies are publicly suggesting it\u2019s time to pump the brakes and \u201cpace the frontier\u201d of bleeding-edge AI development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/995186\/is-big-techs-ai-slowdown-a-safety-pact-or-a-cartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Their motivations are suspect<\/a>, but leaders at major AI companies \u2014 including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and X \u2014 are at least paying lip service to the idea of a superintelligence slowdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will these AI companies actually slow down? Will anyone step in to regulate these companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/995534\/a-brief-history-of-ai-executives-calling-for-regulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they claim to have wanted for years<\/a>? Will they manage to convince world leaders that the US must \u201cbeat China\u201d to superintelligence and go even faster?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Read on below for the latest updates in this AI saga.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/997296\/anthropic-proposes-three-rules-for-measuring-ai-progress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthropic proposes three rules for measuring AI progress.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/997219\/king-charles-says-ai-needs-sufficient-means-of-control-before-it-is-all-too-late\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles says AI needs \u201csufficient means of control before it is all too late.\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/podcast\/996412\/microsoft-ai-ceo-mustafa-suleyman-regulation-safety-anthropic-claude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/996748\/openai-reveals-six-more-concerning-ai-incidents-under-its-new-rules-for-reporting-safety-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAI reveals six more \u201cconcerning\u201d AI incidents under its new rules for reporting safety issues.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/996211\/jensen-huang-trump-state-dinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jensen Huang sure is getting cozy with Trump.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/995534\/a-brief-history-of-ai-executives-calling-for-regulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/996167\/two-google-deepmind-researchers-lend-voices-to-the-ai-apocalypse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Google Deepmind researchers lend voices to the AI apocalypse.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/996127\/guy-getting-super-rich-off-unfettered-ai-development-says-it-doesnt-need-regulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guy getting super rich off unfettered AI development says it doesn\u2019t need regulation.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/995996\/zuck-doesnt-want-to-press-pause-on-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zuck doesn\u2019t want to press pause on AI.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/995576\/obama-ai-comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama takes the middle way on AI.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/995186\/is-big-techs-ai-slowdown-a-safety-pact-or-a-cartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Big Tech\u2019s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/995141\/ai-executives-politicians-safety-regulation-anthropic-dario-amodei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What execs and politicians are saying about slowing down AI development<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/994566\/microsoft-humanist-ai-code-of-conduct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft says \u2018people matter more than AI\u2019 following safety concerns<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/994580\/china-ai-ceos-are-fear-mongering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China: AI CEOs are \u201cfear mongering.\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/994562\/sam-altman-lets-slow-down-without-slowing-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Altman: Let\u2019s slow down.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/994424\/is-it-time-for-ai-companies-to-press-pause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is it time for AI companies to press pause?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/994384\/sam-altman-no-openai-ipo-ill-advised\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be \u2018ill-advised\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/994337\/anthropic-ceo-slow-down-ai-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthropic CEO says it\u2019s time to pump the brakes on AI<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember when tech leaders would tell their employees to \u201cmove fast and break things\u201d? 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