Eric Schmidt rejects AI pause: it defies incentives and can't be verified
mark_k · x · 2026-09-22
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said there will be no AI pause: first, it runs counter to the incentives of every player; second, there's no way to verify it. David Sacks amplified the remarks approvingly — a signal that competitive dynamics will keep overriding any coordinated slowdown among leading labs.
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