Washington, Sept. 12 -- Following public resignations of researchers fearing that AI labs are racing to build uncontrollable systems, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei advocated for an industry-wide slowdown and third-party evaluations, prompting sharp, high-profile reactions and demands for strict government accountability from federal lawmakers.

Weighing in on X, US Congressman Ro Khanna shared a direct video message addressing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's safety announcements, saying, "Dario Amodei put out a video today about steps Anthropic was going to take to keep us all safe, but it doesn't go nearly far enough. These AI guys act as if they're a priesthood-speaking Latin, keeping the rest of us in the dark. But behind all the jargon, it'...