@VraserX: AI isn’t slowing down because the tech hit a wall. It’s slowing down because one very specific safety culture won the n…
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AI development is slowing not due to technical limits but because safety-focused narratives, particularly from Anthropic's EA-aligned perspective, have framed frontier AI as dangerous, leading to restricted public access and reduced competition.
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AI isn’t slowing down because the tech hit a wall.
It’s slowing down because one very specific safety culture won the narrative.
Anthropic’s EA-flavored doomerism helped turn “frontier AI” from a tool into something governments now treat like enriched uranium. Once that framing wins, public access becomes a privilege, not the default.
Less access means slower diffusion, less competition, fewer builders, and more power for insiders.
The safest AI future isn’t a tiny priesthood deciding who gets intelligence.
It’s broad access, transparency, competition, and speed.
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