Adam Thierer(@AdamThierer):The AI safety crowd think they're going to convince China to sign and live up to the terms of a global "pacing" treaty, but they're not even going to be able to get THE FRENCH to go along! Or maybe France signs, ignores it, and Mistral AI becomes the new global leader!

2026.09.17 12:46

The AI safety crowd think they're going to convince China to sign and live up to the terms of a global "pacing" treaty, but they're not even going to be able to get THE FRENCH to go along! Or maybe France signs, ignores it, and Mistral AI becomes the new global leader!

Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_

2026.09.16 16:09

French finance minister Roland Lescure suggested today that calls to slow down development of AI are a ploy by U.S. AI labs so they can stay in first place, and that France and Europe should ignore them and accelerate instead.

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