“It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.”
OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought
“It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.”
By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley
Friday, August 21, 2026·1 min read
Last updated Aug 24, 2026 · 01:10 PM UTC
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