Keller Jordan: If You Wanted to Maximize AI Risk, Pause Algorithms While Compute Keeps Piling Up
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-14
Keller Jordan argues the best way to maximize AI risk: pause lab algorithmic progress while hardware compute keeps compounding, and emphasize safety to avoid alarming the public. Fewer accidents for five years, but when algorithms resume, a massive accumulated compute stockpile awaits.
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