Calls for an AI Slowdown 9/14/26
· 51 min
Episode Calls for an AI Slowdown 9/14/26
Leaders in AI have joined a refrain to slow the pace of innovation as fears of AI’s risk to humanity mount. Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Satya Nadella, and Elon Musk have all commented on the concerns, while President Trump insists that competing with China is paramount. Former Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, now an Independent, calls on President Trump to use his executive power to pause AI IPOs until regulation is passed. CNBC’s Leslie Picker reports on the IPO timeline for Anthropic and OpenAI amid the calls for a slowdown. Plus, Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson considers methods for humans to maintain control of AI.
Leslie Picker - 19:36
Joe Manchin - 24:49
Walter Isaacson - 42:31
In this episode:
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Joe Manchin, @Sen_JoeManchin
Leslie Picker, @LesliePicker
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
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Links in the notes 13
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/ai-stocks-slowdown-amodei-altman.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/china-ai-slowdown-us-tech-ceos.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/anthropic-walks-tightrope-to-nasdaq-pushing-slowdown-and-pursuing-ipo.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/sam-altman-ai-slowdown-anthropic-amodei-musk.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/microsoft-ai-model-limits-anthropic-openai.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/trump-ai-data-centers-anthropic-dario-amodei.html
- https://x.com/JoeSquawk
- https://x.com/BeckyQuick
- https://twitter.com/andrewrsorkin
- https://x.com/Sen_JoeManchin
- https://x.com/LesliePicker/status/1813934266918809824
- https://x.com/Kramer_Katie
- https://pcm.adswizz.com
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