I think the reason Amodei and his gang are suddenly interested in an AI slowdown has nothing to do with preserving humanity and everything to do with providing an excuse for a bailout when the bubble pops.
“Uh-oh, we had to take a safety break and now we need taxpayer dollars to prevent the collapse of the US economy!”
Opinions?
they will probably try to peddle thier AI into survelliance tech for countries, which they are obsessed with.