AI Companies Are Calling for More Regulation. Why They Stand to Benefit the Most

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. Listen more: So Could AI ‘Kill Us All’? Read more: Anthropic's $2 Trillion IPO Is Still On. And So Is the AI Race We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Host: Sarah Holder; Guest: Sarah Frier Produced by David Fox; Edited by Tracey Samuelson. Mixed and mastered by Sean Carter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.