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Dario Amodei proposes a three-step plan to pace AI development, utilizing embedded third-party evaluators, democratic safety coordination, and global compliance verification. Amodei argues pacing is necessary to manage risks from recursive self-improvement and agent alignment failures.
Dario Amodei warns that unchecked recursive self-improvement could allow misaligned agent swarms to seize control of the internet. Amodei estimates that such swarms could emerge within 6 to 12 months, causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage.
Tech leaders including Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Demis Hassabis, and Satya Nadella publicly endorsed Dario Amodei's pacing proposal. Altman confirmed OpenAI is planning to adopt independent, embedded safety evaluators with deep access.
Isabella Kaminska compares Dario Amodei's proposal to Nixon-era Soviet nuclear détente agreements. Kaminska argues the plan seeks to establish a domestic cartel to lock in Western strategic advantages while pressuring China to restrict open-weight models.
China's Global Times accused Dario Amodei's proposal of trying to enforce a US monopoly and exclude China from global governance. The Chinese Foreign Ministry urged nations to reject malicious competition and foster open AI collaboration.