Neil Chilson: costly check-the-box AI compliance means less competition, not safer models

neil_chilson · x · 2026-09-09

Part 3/7 of Neil Chilson's thread responding to Tyler Cowen's AI regulation proposal argues against checklist compliance.

The industry is still learning which AI safety practices work; costly check-the-box rules could shut out smaller rivals while weakening big labs' incentive to discover what actually reduces risk. Expensive compliance guarantees less competition but not safer models.

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