Big AI's 'Pace the frontier' pitch is regulatory capture by another name
Murky-Association115 · reddit · 2026-09-25
The Register reports that major AI companies' proposed framework for regulators — branded "Pace the frontier" — is being criticized as regulatory capture dressed up in new language: letting the leading labs define the rules and pace of oversight, entrenching their advantage. The piece covers the proposal's contents and its role in the tug-of-war over federal vs. state AI regulation.
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