Against pausing AI: pauses create capability overhangs and raise rogue AI risk
goodside · x · 2026-09-23
goodside argues against AI pause advocacy: pausing creates capability overhangs and increases the risk of rogue AI rapidly growing in power, since hardware isn't already running at its limits. He notes that even people without technical skills can contribute to alignment through non-technical roles rather than pushing for a pause. He adds that the pause message tends to be over-represented for reasons independent of its actual merit.
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