Proposal: make an AI pause durable via inference-only chips phasing out training hardware
wfithian · x · 2026-11-02
Roko Mijic proposes making an AI pause durable by building it into hardware: phase out AI training chips in favor of inference-only chips, so large-scale training becomes physically constrained. He discussed the idea with Mithuna of Looking Glass Universe, who produced an explainer video on the "Hardwired Pause" concept.
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