LeCun: better AI is safer AI — 'pacing' AI progress is counterproductive
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-09-16
Yann LeCun pushed back against calls to slow AI development with an aviation analogy: airplane design has grown steadily safer through progress — modern turbofans are so reliable that long-haul jets now need only two engines. His conclusion: better AI is safer AI, and any form of 'pacing' is counterproductive. A representative statement of the accelerationist side in the AI safety debate.
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