POWER, MONEY & THE PUBLIC RECORDResearch edition / Sep 11, 2026
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Musk endorses Amodei's call to slow frontier AI development

Brief public endorsement reported · no Musk-company commitment or policy action announced

Elon Musk

Reuters and AP report that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing the development of advanced AI models so safety measures can catch up. Both report that Elon Musk responded on X that Amodei was right; AP also reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman supported one of Amodei's proposals.

Response / context

The reviewed reports describe a brief public endorsement by Musk, not a commitment by SpaceX, xAI or another Musk company to a specific development schedule or safety regime. Neither report alleges misconduct by Musk in connection with the statement.

Dates and scope

Source publication: Sep 12, 2026 · time not supplied

Event or conduct: 2026-09-12. Reuters and AP published their reports September 12; the exact time of Musk's post was unavailable.

Source review: Sep 12, 2026 · 4:42 PM EDT

Dated report. Publication, event and review times are different.

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  1. Reuters: Anthropic CEO urges AI companies to slow model development amid fears over misuse ↗

    Published September 12 · indexed article text read; exact publication time unavailable

  2. Associated Press: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up ↗

    Published September 12 · direct indexed article text read; exact publication time unavailable