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BBC — Technology · September 14, 2026

Questions mount over what an AI 'slowdown' would look like

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THE AI ANGLE
Advancing rapidly while triggering existential risk concerns and regulatory coordination dilemmas.

AI industry leaders including Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Elon Musk have called for a slowdown in development amid existential safety concerns, but practical enforcement remains undefined. For policy and management scholars, this dilemma underscores deep challenges regarding how to govern an industry facing fierce geopolitical competition with China, unsustainable capital burn rates, and an absence of regulatory trust.

THE TEACHING ANGLE
Students can examine the collective action problem of orchestrating an industry pause when geopolitical rivalries and market incentives penalize any actor willing to move first.

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