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Concerns about the pace of AI development intensified after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and other industry voices warned about 'recursive self-improvement,' a scenario in which AI models could improve themselves without human help. The warnings, combined with broader 'AI doomsday' commentary, have rattled chip and tech stocks and drawn a backlash from President Trump, who has dismissed the concerns as overblown. A follow-up analysis noted that despite Anthropic's call for the industry to slow down and address safety risks, its warning notably does not ask companies or investors to reduce purchases of Nvidia chips or other AI infrastructure spending, suggesting the safety debate is unlikely to dent near-term hardware demand even as it fuels broader unease about the pace of AI development.