AI labs' slowdown pledges split the internet: safety sincerity vs regulatory capture debate
menhguin · x · 2026-09-13
- Responding to David Hogg's skepticism that simultaneous "slowing development" announcements mean either something bad happened or a pre-IPO bubble propping, menhguin mocks the no-win framing: labs that talk safety without slowdowns get called hypocritical, labs that actually slow down risking trillions get called regulatory capture.
- In a follow-up, the author argues lab leadership faced a genuine dilemma: slowdowns benefit them, but they also sincerely believe in AGI risk and want to reduce it before a real catastrophe.
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