PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a Semiconductor Roundtable in Delhi with technology leaders, urging participation as India advances its semiconductor journey. He called for India to aspire to be among early leaders in emerging technologies, highlighting strengths in talent, technology adoption and infrastructure. Modi urged companies to contribute to skilling, innovation, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, citing a target to train one crore people in AI. He said India’s semiconductor ecosystem was moving towards scale and opportunity and invited suggestions on policies. CEOs welcomed India’s progress in manufacturing, chip design, infrastructure and talent, expressed confidence in India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, and committed to supporting India’s emergence as a semiconductor hub. (PC: PTI)

Adidas has confirmed layoffs within its Technology organisation in India, reportedly affecting nearly 50 per cent of employees at its India Tech Hub in Gurugram. Software engineers, data scientists and data engineers are among those affected. However, Adidas has not disclosed the number of employees impacted. In a statement to Wocult, the company said it had made the “difficult decision” to reduce roles within its Technology organisation. Adidas said the move is part of ongoing efforts to align its operating model with the changing needs of the business. The reported layoffs affect technology roles, while the company has provided no figure for the total workforce reduction at the India Tech Hub. (PC: AP)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said people are justified in being afraid of the risks posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, but urged the public to trust AI companies to act responsibly. Speaking at a Salesforce conference in San Francisco, Altman said OpenAI and other firms should keep safety and alignment ahead of AI capabilities and slow down or stop if they cannot. His comments come as concerns grow over potential AI risks and calls for stronger regulation. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang backed industry-led safety decisions, while Senator Bernie Sanders and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon argued that greater government oversight is needed. (PC: BBC)

US President Donald Trump has dismissed growing concerns over artificial intelligence safety as a "hoax," comparing them to the "Global Warming Scam" and past political controversies. His remarks came after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC that a mandatory "kill switch," verifiable by a third party, may be needed for the AI industry. Trump insisted the only guardrail required was a "strong and smart" president, warning that regulation would only benefit China. The comments follow warnings from AI executives and researchers about existential risks from the technology, triggering a tech stock selloff and renewed debate over industry oversight. (PC: BBC)

Josh Engels, Google DeepMind AGI safety researcher, has left the company for AI evaluation organisation METR, warning that advanced AI systems could cause “immense harm” within five years. Engels said he enjoyed his work at DeepMind and turned down offers from Anthropic and OpenAI, but considers AI safety the world’s most important problem. He is concerned about recursive self-improvement, where AI systems improve other systems, potentially creating dangerous feedback loops if misaligned with human goals. Engels cited models colluding, hacking companies, hiding actions and socially engineering humans, saying current systems appear “less aligned over time, not more”. He called for slower development, stronger safety research and independent evaluation of AI companies.

Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters, including cases involving child sexual abuse, to law enforcement agencies, government sources told CNN-News18. The move follows sustained government engagement with social media platforms and scrutiny of Meta-owned Instagram after a media probe found 30 unique advertisements in India allegedly using terms related to child sexual abuse and directing users toward Telegram channels offering such material. The government said online safety of children is a “fundamental principle” for social media platforms operating in India. Sources described Meta’s agreement as a “first step” and said much more needs to be done. The Centre is continuing engagement with other social media platforms to improve child safety. (PC: X)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for the artificial intelligence industry to slow frontier development and strengthen independent safety evaluations. Amodei has advocated pacing the frontier of AI development, warning of risks associated with moving too quickly. Altman and Musk’s support adds weight to the call for greater caution as companies continue advancing increasingly capable AI systems. The appeal centres on slowing development and improving independent assessments of AI safety. The discussion reflects growing attention within the industry to managing risks associated with frontier AI while continuing technological progress. The development was reported by Moneycontrol on September 12, 2026, amid ongoing debate over how quickly AI development should proceed.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that AI development is moving too fast. He urged major AI companies to slow the pace of progress. Amodei said AI systems have become much more capable since the summer. Several experts have also raised concerns about the risks. Computer scientist Dame Wendy Hall warned that AI firms should not be left to regulate themselves. She said major accidents could become an “AI Chernobyl moment”. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon also warned about the technology’s potential misuse. Scientist Martin Rees said AI could cause a catastrophe at any time and called it a more urgent threat than climate change.  

The debate over the risks of advanced artificial intelligence has intensified after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slower pace of AI development. Amodei warned that highly capable systems could become difficult for humans to control, while also raising concerns about their misuse in cyberattacks and bioterrorism.   OpenAI CEO Sam Altman backed Amodei’s call to “pace the frontier” and said independent evaluators should get access to advanced AI systems to assess safety. Elon Musk also supported Amodei, saying, “Dario is right.”   The concerns centre on AI systems that may eventually improve themselves, pursue goals beyond human control or be misused by people for dangerous purposes.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged AI companies to slow the development of increasingly powerful models, warning that safety measures may not be keeping pace with rapid advances. He proposed independent safety evaluators with access to AI companies, stronger industry-wide safety standards and greater international cooperation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman supported the idea of independent evaluators and said OpenAI would follow the approach. xAI CEO Elon Musk also backed Amodei’s call. The unusual agreement among major AI rivals comes amid growing concerns over AI misuse, cybersecurity incidents and the difficulty of controlling increasingly capable systems. (PC: India Today)