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Dario Amodei and other AI leaders want to 'Pace the Frontier' but…how? | TechCrunch

Watch as Equity digs into Dario Amodei’s plan to slow AI development, Automattic’s boardroom drama, May Mobility’s SPAC, and DoorDash’s $425 million deal with Wonder.

· 106 words· updated September 18, 2026 at 01:10 PM

A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei has outlined his plan to “pace the frontier” of AI development. The proposal leans on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countries, and it’s already picked up some industry support , along with some pointed pushback from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang .

Watch as Equity podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into whether companies can agree on what slowing down means and who gets to police it. Plus, WordPress parent Automattic’s boardroom coup , and a couple of the week’s biggest deals.

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