Chollet Questions Whether Frontier Labs' 'Pacing AI' Push Is Really About Safety
mjdramstead · x · 2026-09-14
François Chollet said he hopes frontier labs' proposals to pace AI research stem from genuine safety concern rather than a strategic effort to consolidate power and permanently solidify the market dominance of a few top players.
If genuine, he argues oversight must be more democratic and accountable, with national and international components similar to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the IAEA. He warns against a single safety-monitoring body staffed by the same people as the frontier labs.
A former EA longtermist quote-tweeted the thread, accusing EA longtermists of messianic arrogance and of literally writing about controlling the largest possible fraction of the world's power and wealth.
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