Proposing a 'Hardwired Pause': swap training chips for inference-only chips
wfithian · x · 2026-11-02
wfithian proposes a way to make an AI pause durable: phase out AI training chips in favor of inference-only chips, hardcoding the constraint at the hardware level.
He discussed the idea with Mithuna of Looking Glass Universe, who produced an explainer video for the "Hardwired Pause" proposal (linked in the original post).
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