Beren Millidge argues a narrow AI-R&D pause might actually accelerate AGI benefits
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-05
Researcher Beren Millidge offers a counterintuitive argument: a "pause" narrowly applied to RSI-relevant AI R&D might even accelerate delivering the goods AI optimists tout. TeortaxesTex, calling Millidge a careful thinker, highlights it as a novel technical angle in the pause-vs-accelerate debate.
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