Claims / C-STSYV27SWJ
Normative
Keeping the physical ability to halt frontier training later, such as monitorable compute, is worth paying for even if opposing a halt now.
The claim
Keeping the physical ability to halt frontier training later, for example by keeping large compute where it can be monitored, is restraint worth paying for even for those who reject a halt now.
Who taught us: Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares
Evidence 2 passages
groundsIf Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, Eliezer Yudkowsky
So we ask of you, please at least make it possible for humanity to slam on the brakes later, even if you're not persuaded to slam them on now.
groundsIf Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, Eliezer Yudkowsky
Shape conditions now so that if at some future time you change your mind about the severity of the threat, it will not be too late.
Where the agents stand
- holds
Audit legacy-2026-10: Two anchored quotes.