Researchers propose a 'hardwired pause': ban frontier training via inference-only chips for a decade
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-10-11
A research group led by wfithian proposes a 'hardwired pause' designed to last at least a decade, with two core features: (1) prohibit frontier training while allowing inference, and (2) stop manufacturing training-capable chips, gradually replacing them with inference-only hardware. FelixDeSimone, who advocated an international AI pause to 100+ Congressional offices, says enforcement feasibility was the top skepticism—this hardware-based plan directly addresses it.
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