A proposal to slow AI progress by limiting uninterrupted run time per call
rickasaurus · x · 2026-07-28
A user suggests the best way to slow AI progress may be a law limiting how long models can work uninterrupted in one call, roughly tied to METR-style task time.
The idea is that forcing shorter uninterrupted runs would both slow capability gains and keep humans in the loop more often.
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