AI labs called for a slowdown, then sped up Days after Dario Amodei publicly asked the industry to pace frontier AI development, Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5, matching Fable 5.1 performance at 40% less cost than Opus 5. Hours later, OpenAI launched GPT-6 Sol and Luna, cutting API prices 50% versus GPT-5.6. Critics called it hypocrisy. But Amodei's ask was about slowing the most powerful models, not making existing AI cheaper. And that's exactly what happened, cheaper models mean far more AI running everywhere, even if the top tier moves slower. Share this with someone following the AI race. Save it, this shift matters more than the headlines suggest. #AI #Anthropic #OpenAI #TechNews #anik