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Graham explains the incentive for shared AI regulation
Paul Graham argues that concern about dangerous models can coexist with fear of falling behind competitors.
Date20 Sept 2026
Paul Graham argues that a lab worried about dangerous models may want to slow down while fearing that acting alone would leave it behind. In his account, asking government to slow competitors therefore entails accepting regulation itself. This offers a coordination explanation for calls for shared rules; it does not establish any particular lab’s motives or the merits of its proposed regulation. Paul Graham · X
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- Commentary 20 Sept 2026Why a lab concerned about danger might seek shared regulation
Paul Graham · X.