AI journalist on the pause dilemma: unilateral slowdown is pointless if rivals race on
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-05
AI industry journalist Shakeel Hashim argued that companies and employees rationally wonder what the point of pausing themselves is if their competitors won't — to say nothing of China. If you believe everyone dies unless everyone stops, what difference does one person stopping make? The comment captures the multi-player game theory problem behind current AI safety pause calls.
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