Proposal: freeze frontier AI capability, redistribute compute to cheap inference
austinc3301 · x · 2026-11-07
Responding to the idea of freezing AI capability at Mythos/Astra levels and focusing purely on cutting compute costs, X user austinc3301 argues that even just revolutionizing software development would be hugely transformative with zero existential risk. He goes further, backing pacing proposals where frontier companies redistribute more of their compute to inference — trading frozen capability for cheaper, more widely available intelligence. A concrete compute-allocation take in the AI governance pacing debate.
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