Calls to pause AI are a PSYOP to crush open-source labs, argues dev
JFPuget · x · 2026-09-10
A widely shared take argues that calls to pause AI for safety reasons are a PSYOP: OpenAI and Anthropic could survive halting model releases, while smaller and open-source labs would lose momentum and shut down — after which the big labs would lobby to resume. The author believes this narrative is surfacing precisely because open-source AI is catching up. It's an opinion about safety-vs-competition dynamics, not a verified claim.
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