Pause AI? Should we? If so, how do we make it matter?

Philosophy, Programs, and Prompts · Oct 1, 2026 · 1h 40m

In the wake of high-profile security breaches, frontier lab resignations, and mounting political pressure, the call to "Pause AI" has moved from fringe forums to Capitol Hill. But what does pausing AI actually look like in practice? In this episode of Philosophy Programs and Prompts, Casey Hart( @OntologyExplained ) and Carl Brown( @InternetOfBugs ) break down the tangled definitions, ulterior motives, and policy proposals surrounding the AI pause movement. They explore whether agentic LLMs should be legally classified as malware, interrogate the PR machinery behind AI safety whistleblowers…