Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic, has publicly admitted that he underestimated how swiftly artificial intelligence would embed itself into the world's economic architecture — a confession that carries unusual weight coming from one of the industry's most prominent advocates for caution. His call for a deliberate slowdown sent tremors through global markets while drawing support from fellow technology leaders who share his unease. The moment marks a rare convergence: those who built the technology are now questioning whether the world — and they themselves — are prepared for what they