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They raced to build AI. Now they say it’s going too fast.

Washington Post Tech Monday 14 September 2026, 09:00 UTC By Ian Duncan, Gerrit De Vynck 1 min read
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The American economy, stock markets and daily life have all been reshaped by the intense contest between technology firms to create more powerful artificial intelligence software. Democracy Dies in Darkness They raced to build AI. Now they say it’s going too fast.

The American economy, stock markets and daily life have all been reshaped by the intense contest between technology firms to create more powerful artificial intelligence software. Democracy Dies in Darkness They raced to build AI. Now they say it’s going too fast. Leaders at Anthropic, OpenAI and Google endorsed slowing down AI development and have been discussing the creation of a new safety body.
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