Commentary: frontier AI leaders don't trust each other, so they ask government to chaperone
bilawalsidhu · x · 2026-09-14
Bilawal Sidhu argues that frontier AI leaders wouldn't even hold hands on stage, showing they don't trust each other enough to unilaterally slow down. Instead they're asking the government to "chaperone" — while securing a waiver to form a state-mediated cartel. A pointed commentary on the new safety pact dynamic.
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