# Anthropic Calls for Regulation That Could Slow Its Own Lead by Ezra Klein > “Anthropic has been relentlessly calling for regulation to slow the pace of development. Regulation would arguably harm Anthropic the most, because it has often been the company furthest out on the AI frontier, and recursive self-improvement is a process by which it could race forward even faster.” > **— Ezra Klein**, *The Ezra Klein Show, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Timecoded episode recording:** [*The Ezra Klein Show* at 22:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjZ90V_JREk&t=1356s) — recording and precise locator for the source object preserved in this Reminder. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff - Ezra Klein on Recursive Self-Improvement|Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff?]] — preserves broadcast order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions and the surrounding argument. - **Editorial treatment:** The poster text follows the reconciled source object without substantive alteration; spoken punctuation and transcript lineation are normalized for reading. - **Context:** Klein argues that Anthropic's call for slower development would impose material costs on a company positioned near the frontier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match]] - **Article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Anthropic|Anthropic]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Anthropic|Anthropic]] - [[wiki/AI Pacing|AI Pacing]] - [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]] - [[wiki/Frontier AI|Frontier AI]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Anthropic has been relentlessly calling for regulation to slow the pace of development. Regulation would arguably harm Anthropic the most, because it has often been the company furthest out on the AI frontier, and recursive self-improvement is a process by which it could race forward even faster.” — Ezra Klein, The Ezra Klein Show, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ezra-klein-anthropic-regulation-slow-own-lead ```