Peter Wildeford's case for pacing AI: 'already low-key out of control' amid an 'insane September'
KatjaGrace · x · 2026-09-13
- Researcher Peter Wildeford lists reasons to pace the frontier: AI is already "low-key out of control," it could get worse up to human extinction, and "I really need a nap."
- His cited recap of an "insane September" spans model launches, a states' investigation into OpenAI, a superintelligence ban bill, Claude agents proving Fermat's Last Theorem, and 70+ UK MPs urging a ban — a stylized/hypothetical timeline.
- The post mixes genuine pacing arguments with tongue-in-cheek exhaustion from the AI acceleration discourse.
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