Anthropic Urges Global AI Pause Before Losing Control

Anthropic has called for a globally coordinated pause or slowdown in frontier AI development, warning that systems are approaching recursive self-improvement, where AI can independently enhance its own capabilities. The company's researchers estimate this threshold could be reached within two years, potentially causing massive societal disruption before humans can respond. Critics are skeptical of both the feasibility and the motives behind the proposal. Analysts argue enforcing a global pause is practically impossible given economic and national security pressures, while others accuse Anthropic of using safety concerns strategically to slow competitors and attract investment, comparing it to regulatory capture tactics.