Should the AI race pause for safety or because models are already powerful enough?
mallow610 · x · 2026-07-29
The post asks whether an AI capability race should pause because of AI risk, or because models may already be powerful enough to cover most current human capabilities.
- It frames two very different reasons for slowing down: safety risk versus capability saturation.
- The question is not about a specific policy or product, but about the broader trajectory of the AI race and where real limits might already be showing up.
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