Anthropic pacing debate sparks pushback over open-weight AI and global competition
iamaliveix · x · 2026-07-29
- The author argues that slowing frontier AI development makes little sense: China won’t follow, open-weight models will keep advancing, and if AI already causes harm through capable agents, the damage is already underway.
- They also push back on the idea that “humanity” is best served by pacing progress, asking why companies wouldn’t instead give everyone cheaper access to intelligence and invest in training programs.
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