Ben Todd: OpenAI and Anthropic Have No Incentive to Slow AI

80,000 Hours founder Ben Todd argues that OpenAI and Anthropic can only charge a premium while they outperform open-source models, so coordinated slowing would only give open source time to catch up, contradicting their financial interests.

2026-09-10 ~ 2026-09-10 · 2 related posts

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