7 October 2026

AI lab leaders discuss limiting how smart future models can be

• Executives from multiple AI laboratories debated at The Curve conference whether to impose caps on how intelligent future language models should be allowed to become.
• The proposed restrictions would effectively prevent the development of AI systems that surpass human-level intelligence, according to the discussion.
• No enforcement mechanism currently exists to actually implement such restrictions if they were agreed upon.

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PlatformerCasey Newton

The Curve conference, recursive self-improvement, speed limits on AI development, responsible scaling policies, compute restrictions, model deployment caps, embedded evaluators, antitrust waivers for safety collaboration, differences between lab leaders and US government on AI danger timeline