ESR Slams the 'Pause AI' Rhetoric as a Playbook for Permanent Suppression
mark_k · x · 2026-10-01
Eric S. Raymond (esrtweet) argues that the 'pause AI for a couple of years while we get alignment right' rhetoric mirrors 'two weeks to flatten the curve': its real aim is to build institutional machinery for permanent suppression and shift the Overton window toward public acceptance. Using the camel's-nose-in-the-tent metaphor, he says the right response is to reject pause proposals outright rather than negotiate their terms.
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