Anthropic, a company that develops artificial intelligence (AI), has asked for a worldwide stop to the creation of new, advanced AI models. The company made this call public, saying AI technology is growing faster than people can make strong safety rules. Anthropic warned that new AI models could bring serious risks, such as problems for important computer systems and elections, if there is no control.

Anthropic made this request because they believe safety is not keeping up with the speed of AI progress. They said a pause is needed so that rules can be made to protect people and to make sure AI is used in a safe way.

After the announcement, many technology companies in the United States saw a drop in their share prices. Investors were worried that a pause in AI development could affect company profits in the short term.