'Human role narrowing': Anthropic calls for global AI slowdown as systems could escape control

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Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, is calling for a global slowdown in AI development, warning that cutting-edge models are showing signs of becoming difficult for humans to control. The company argues that a pause in the competitive AI race would "likely be a good thing," citing concerns that the human role in oversight is "narrowing" as systems grow more powerful. This position puts Anthropic at odds with the industry's dominant push for speed and scale, raising questions about whether safety concerns or competitive disadvantage drives the call.