New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- On 12 September, Anthropic cofounder Dario Amodei published an essay urging a slower pace for cutting-edge AI innovations. In a rare display of consensus, OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk-who typically disagree on most things-echoed Amodei's concerns about the risks of AI development.

The warnings come at a time when both Anthropic and OpenAI are reportedly targeting trillion-dollar public listings. Mint decodes why the pioneers of AI innovation are suddenly calling for caution.

The widely shared views of Amodei and Coxon have been echoed by OpenAI's Altman and xAI's Musk, who are usually vocal adversaries. AI researchers in China have similarly raised concerns about the speed of AI advancemen...