AI Leaders Call for Slowdown of New Model Development | Bloomberg This Weekend: Sept. 13, 2026
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Stories on today’s show includes:
– Leaders of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence platforms said it’s time to slow the development pace of their most advanced — and most lucrative — models, citing escalating risks of the technology.
– Semiconductor makers and other artificial intelligence-linked stocks may bear the brunt of any initial selloff on Monday, while investors assess whether a more cautious approach to developing advanced models will crimp earnings. Still, with demand for chips, energy and computing power continuing to outstrip supply, any weakness may prove short-lived.
– Central banks from much of the Group of Seven face a pivotal week as mounting inflation risks heap pressure on them to raise interest rates.
– Leaders of emerging powers including Russia and Iran projected a united front at a weekend summit in New Delhi, with a joint statement that targeted a US-launched war in the Middle East, Washington’s tariff campaign and its sanctions policy.
– OpenAI won’t go public in this year as the artificial intelligence company focuses on addressing safety-related concerns around the technology, Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman told Fortune in an interview.
– President Donald Trump and top Republicans made several concrete policy promises during their Dallas midterm convention, but they all face massive headwinds in Congress even if the GOP retains control of both chambers.
Today’s show includes conversations with:
– Isabel Woodford, Journalist & Features Writer
– Jennifer Lee, BMO Capital Markets, Senior Economist
– Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)
– Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy, Head of Petroleum Analysis
