AI leaders urge slowing AI progress amid surging Middle East tensions, driving oil prices and inflation fears.

The entities involved

• Dario Amodei →

  CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011

  • Leaders call for international cooperation on AI risks, tech leaders call for oversight, and the CMA proposes stricter search engine choice requirements.Mon 17:41
  • Experts, including Dario Amodei at Cornell University, warned about the power and limits of AI, specifically citing risks of AI taking control of the internet.Mon 17:41
• OpenAI →

  American artificial intelligence research organization

  • A market sell-off hit major chip companies (AMD, Intel, Micron, Samsung, Nvidia) as the AI trade cooled and investors entered risk-off mode.Mon 17:34
  • Shalev Hulio argues for higher corporate accountability in AI development involving OpenAI.Mon 16:57
• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • A US Air Force base in Fairford, located near the Oxfordshire border, is being utilized due to actions in the Middle East.Mon 17:54
  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54

Related events

• AI leaders Anthropic, OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei call for a slowdown in AI development amid geopolitical uncertainty.Sep 14
• AI leaders call for a global slowdown while Trump focuses on maintaining US edge over China in the AI race, boosting ExxonMobil stock.Sep 14
• Warnings about the pace of AI development are affecting prices amid hawkish Fed policy and a stronger dollar.Wed 06:34
• Industry leaders, including CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, are endorsing a slowdown in advanced AI models while politicians join a coalition demanding new AI rules.Sep 14
• Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and political pressure on the Trump administration are weighing on market sentiment, while OpenAI proposes solutions to reduce AI financing risks.Jul 19