Research-frontier insiders increasingly say they would slow global AI capabilities
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-07-26
A repost highlights a notable sentiment among people close to the research frontier: many now think a global slowdown in capabilities would be desirable, and some would press a “magic button” for it if coordination were possible.
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