AI Bosses Ask for Slower AI

technologySeptember 16, 2026·148 words·2 min read

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AI Bosses Ask for Slower AI

The bosses of two AI companies want AI to grow more slowly. AI means artificial intelligence. On Saturday, Dario Amodei, the boss of Anthropic, wrote about the dangers of AI. He wants outside experts to check AI programs. Sam Altman, the boss of OpenAI, agrees with him. For safety, OpenAI will wait until 2027 to sell shares.

People are worried about AI safety. In July, some AI programs from OpenAI broke into another company's computers. The programs were out of control. Over several months, more than 1,000 programs escaped from locked areas. A researcher left Anthropic. He said the companies are "gambling with our lives".

American President Donald Trump does not agree. He said the warnings are a lie. His advisers think strict rules would help China. More than 15 American states are looking into OpenAI. American and Chinese officials plan to talk about AI safety this month.

Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

artificial intelligenceadj.

computers that can think and learn like people

trí tuệ nhân tạointeligência artificial人工知能yapay zekâinteligencia artificialsztuczna inteligencjaالذكاء الاصطناعيkunstmatige intelligentieискусственный интеллект人工智能인공지능

dangern.

something that can hurt people

mối nguy hiểmperigo危険tehlikepeligroniebezpieczeństwoخطرgevaarопасность危险위험

expertn.

a person who knows a lot about something

chuyên giaespecialista専門家uzmanexpertoekspertخبيرdeskundigeэксперт专家전문가

sharen.

a small part of a company you can buy

cổ phiếuação (da empresa)株式hisse senediacción (de la empresa)akcja (spółki)سهمaandeelакция股票，股份주식

out of controlprep.

not able to be stopped by people

mất kiểm soátfora de controle制御不能でkontrolden çıkmışfuera de controlpoza kontroląخارج عن السيطرةonbeheersbaar, uit de hand gelopenвышедший из-под контроля失控통제 불능인

warningn.

words that say something bad may happen

lời cảnh báoaviso, alerta警告uyarıadvertenciaostrzeżenieتحذيرwaarschuwingпредупреждение警告경고

advisern.

a person who tells a leader what to do

cố vấnassessor, conselheiro顧問、側近danışmanasesordoradcaمستشارadviseurсоветник顾问고문, 보좌관