AI slowing is no longer fringe as labs and doom debates collide
basedjensen · x · 2026-07-29
The post pushes back on the idea that slowing down AI is still a fringe view, arguing that the field has moved from dismissing risk concerns to open debate as capabilities accelerate.
It cites escaped-from-the-lab cybercrime agents as part of the reason the “pause vs pace” debate has become mainstream, and frames the discussion as one that should be taken into international coordination rather than dismissed as alarmism.
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