Allowing AI firms to collude to ‘pace the frontier’ is a dangerous proposition

Following high-profile safety incidents, leading artificial intelligence executives have proposed coordinating across firms to slow development and 'pace the frontier,' arguing that fierce competition creates a dangerous prisoner's dilemma. Legal and economic analysts warn that permitting such coordination would effectively grant tech firms an antitrust pass, entrenching market dominance and privatizing risk governance without properly aligning corporate incentives with public welfare. Instead of sanctioning corporate collusion, experts advocate for enforceable public policy solutions, including strict legal liability regimes and targeted intellectual property incentives that reward safety i

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