AI executives across the industry, led by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, called for a coordinated slow down in AI development over the weekend.

The move followed a viral post on X from a former Anthropic employee who resigned over safety concerns.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg tech editor Sarah Frier joins Sarah Holder to break down the motivations behind those responses — and how IPOs, inflation and the economy are all at play.

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Host: Sarah Holder; Guest: Sarah Frier
Produced by David Fox; Edited by Tracey Samuelson. Mixed and mastered by Sean Carter.

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