Dario's slowdown essay wins Musk and Altman's praise; Spectator calls it moat-building
connoraxiotes · x · 2026-09-14
Dario Amodei's essay "We Must Pace the Frontier" drew same-hour endorsements from Elon Musk ("Dario is right") and Sam Altman, followed by a Face the Nation appearance. The Spectator offers a cynical read: OpenAI shelved its IPO, Anthropic is readying a near-trillion-dollar flotation, both lack durable moats against Chinese open-source rivals, and "what better moat than a law?" Trump's AI czar David Sacks fired back about cartel-building, while Demis Hassabis stayed cooler. The poster criticizes the outlet for downplaying AI risk.
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