Reddit Debates: Are AI CEOs' Slowdown Calls About Safety or Money?
mattyjoe0706 · reddit · 2026-09-13
A Reddit thread asks why Musk, Altman, and Amodei are suddenly calling to "pace the frontier." Theories floated: genuine safety concern; a pretext for losing to China; data center costs outpacing subscription revenue (OpenAI pausing new Pro subs cited as evidence); compute supply falling short of demand; and fear that rising costs plus usage limits (e.g., ChatGPT Astra caps) will push users to cancel.
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