e/acc Coins 'Safety Cartel' to Attack Frontier Pacing Coalition
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-09-13
e/acc figurehead Beff Jezos amplified a dictionary-style definition of the "safety cartel" — a coalition of dominant firms invoking safety to justify coordinated limits on competition, including common restrictions, government enforcement, or antitrust exemptions — especially frontier AI companies advocating industry-wide pacing, capability limits, or regulatory checkpoints that constrain faster rivals while preserving incumbent advantages. See also: regulatory moat, coordinated pacing.
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