Why "pause AI for 6 months" never made sense: no consensus on the problem
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-08-19
Peter Gostev argues the original "pause AI for 6 months" call never made sense: arbitrarily pausing when 20 people hold 20 different opinions about what the problems are is completely pointless. By contrast, now that everyone is clear on what the issue is, "pause and solve it" is far more productive.
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