"Pacing the frontier is just edging": the industry's restraint dilemma, mocked in one tweet
shaunralston · x · 2026-09-16
A viral quip on AI labs' talk of "pacing the frontier": the author compares it to edging, with the whole industry saying "we're so close — wait, wait, hold it, if we finish now it's going to be a mess." A funny jab at labs racing ahead while simultaneously calling for restraint.
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