The pacing argument crossed the Atlantic [Sep 16 2026]
The pacing argument crossed the Atlantic. In her State of the Union address in Strasbourg on Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told MEPs that "CEOs of the most advanced companies tell us that it is time to slow down on the self-recursive models. To pace the frontier", and said "I will invite the main frontier labs for a discussion on how we can support ongoing industry efforts to pace the frontier." A day earlier at Salesforce's Dreamforce, Dario Amodei and Sam Altman argued for restraint in front of about 12,000 people at Moscone Center while Jensen Huang told the…
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