Frontier Labs gaining power via controlling unreleased model access is unhealthy
michael_nielsen · x · 2026-08-25
Michael Nielsen states that one of the main ways frontier labs will gain power is by controlling access to unreleased models, describing this trend as very bad. He notes hearing arguments about the need to maintain relationships with labs since 2018, with that chorus growing stronger every year, signaling an unhealthy trajectory.
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