Top AI Companies Request US Gov Support for Tools to Pace Automated AI Development
Chris_Armstrong · x · 2026-08-31
Leading AI companies believe they are close to automating AI research, posing risks of rapid capability acceleration beyond control. Due to competitive pressure, unilateral slowing is difficult. They request the US government support international efforts to develop technical and governance tools to deliberately pace frontier-wide progress.
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