Why a new report on Anthropic automating AI development is alarming researchers

AI is dramatically speeding up Anthropic’s research, even as the company calls for slowing down AI development.

AI is dramatically speeding up Anthropic’s research, even as the company calls for slowing down AI development.

by Robert HartNov 7, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
Photo: Jason Henry/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRobert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and a Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for