Pacing the frontier may be sincere, but it would also be strategically useful for frontier AI labs to have time to reduce overhangs caused by model advancement (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Ben Thompson of Stratechery suggests that while the desire to pace the AI frontier might be sincere, it also offers a strategic advantage for frontier AI labs. This pacing would provide them with valuable time to address and reduce "overhangs" that arise from rapid advancements in AI model development. This perspective contributes to a recent healthy debate surrounding the philosophy and psychology underpinning these views.