AI Debate: Why a Training Pause Can't Be a Stable Equilibrium

A debate on X between jdpressman and lusichu argued that a frontier AI training pause cannot be a stable equilibrium—someone will always defect. Pressman also rejected an NRC-style regulator and noted a paradox: the more credible alignment solutions become, the stronger the incentive to break a pause.

2026-09-04 ~ 2026-09-04 · 3 related posts

• Why an AI training 'pause' is not a stable equilibrium, per researchers on X — lu_sichu · 2026-09-04
• The better alignment looks, the stronger the incentive to defect: jd_pressman on pause bans — jd_pressman · 2026-09-04
• jd_pressman rejects an NRC-style AI regulator: it would block alignment knowledge — jd_pressman · 2026-09-04