The case for pacing: racing labs leave no room to test AI risks and safeguards
flavioAd · x · 2026-09-13
flavioAd argues "pace the frontier" isn't "stop AI": when every lab is forced to ship the next breakthrough ASAP, nobody has room to understand risks, test capabilities, and verify safeguards before the next generation.
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