Anthropic Wants to Slow Frontier AI—Will Outside Review Work?

Tech Unfiltered with Dr. Mike · Sep 12, 2026 · 4m

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published "We Must Pace the Frontier" on September 12, arguing that leading AI labs should slow frontier capability growth enough for safety work and public oversight to catch up. Anthropic also says it will invite qualified third-party evaluators into its safety process with employee-like access. Dr. Mike separates the concrete outside-review promise from Amodei's forecasts, then asks what evidence would show that the arrangement is genuinely independent and effective. TAKEAWAYS - "Pacing" means a more measured rate of frontier capability improvement, not a blanket…