Even the companies calling for a voluntary “pacing” agreement are loath to do so without further guarantees, because they do not trust their rivals. “There’s this atmosphere of almost resignation,” Coxon says of his former colleagues. With no AI company willing to fall behind, employees put their heads down and try to make their own systems safer—even if, he says, “they think there’s a decent chance the whole thing just spirals out of control.”
As Coxon’s warnings ricocheted across social media and cable news, dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill jumped into the fray. Most were Democrats, with Republicans wary of crossing Trump. But there were…
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