Dario's pacing essay gets scrutiny: safety concerns mixed with business interests, critics say
ziv_ravid · x · 2026-09-13
Offering a systematic critique of Dario Amodei's "We Must Pace the Frontier" essay, zivravid argues the plan mixes safety concerns with business interests: labs may be right about the danger while still wanting regulations that protect their lead. Key concerns include lab-chosen evaluators and audit requirements priced to lock out smaller competitors. He calls for rules debated publicly with researchers, open-source developers, and smaller companies involved in writing them—"a company's preferred regulation shouldn't become the default just because it arrived wrapped in an essay about humanity's future."
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