The real reason AI researchers suddenly want to slow down

Frontier models are beginning to help build the next generation of AI, raising new fears about a race that could increasingly accelerate itself.

For years, AI safety organizations have warned that the big labs are racing to develop more intelligent and autonomous systems without a clear and realistic strategy for managing the risks. Independent researchers have argued that investments in safety and alignment lag far behind investments in capabilities. Employees have quit. Experts have predicted catastrophe. And none of it did much to slow the race.

But over the past few weeks, the warnings have started to sound different—they’re increasingly coming from people working inside the labs. Last week, AI........

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