Near-term AI risk policy and the hurdles to pacing the frontier

Writing after The Curve, one person argued that near-term policies could meaningfully reduce catastrophic AI risks, including loss-of-control risks. They said few state or federal officials are fully briefed, and it remains unclear what blocks efforts to pace frontier AI development. They also flagged unresolved constitutional and antitrust questions around proposals, while expressing hope that technology’s worst harms can be avoided.