New paper: Can a hardwired global pause of frontier AI training actually work?
wfithian · x · 2026-10-10
wfithian shares a new working paper with 25 interdisciplinary coauthors: "The Feasibility of a Hardwired Pause of Frontier AI Training." Context: a recent WSJ poll found 63% of voters want to pause AI development — but can it be done globally, and how long could it last? The paper examines technical and enforcement mechanisms, plus the economic effects, which reposter Garrison Lovely calls the biggest blocker to actually pausing frontier AI development.
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