Turn_Trout: Racing Is an Industry Property, So Labs Can't Slow Down Alone
Turn_Trout · x · 2026-09-16
In an exchange with @bigcheeeeeese, alignment researcher TurnTrout argues that 'racing' is a property of the industry, not a single company: even if OpenAI and Anthropic stopped, others would continue within months. That's why labs asking for frontier-pacing regulation need government coordination rather than self-restraint alone.
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