Lawmaker Floats Day-One AI Pause; Critics Warn Stopping Would Burst the Bubble
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-11-05
A Democratic lawmaker proposes making a pause on advanced AI development, regulation, and a ban on artificial superintelligence a day-one agenda item. Reposter junsong pushes back: with massive global capital already invested, stopping would crash that capital, burst the bubble, and cost even more jobs — leaving only "accelerate or die." The clash highlights the sharp divide between US policymakers and the AI industry over regulation pace.
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