As big AI labs reportedly agree to 'pace the frontier', skeptics liken it to top students claiming they never study
tszzl · x · 2026-09-14
Reacting to reports that the four big AI labs agreed to 'pace the frontier', one quip compares it to top students who claim they never study yet always ace exams — implying labs may not actually slow down. tszzl counters that top students genuinely spend less time and intelligence is just highly unequal.
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