Pacing the frontier does not watch the agents

Description and use

<p><em>Field notes from the Harness Layer.</em></p> <p>Two things happened in the same window. They got filed in opposite folders. They share a hole.</p> <h2> 1. The safety story: slow the weights </h2> <p>On 12 September 2026, Dario Amodei published <a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier" rel="noopener noreferrer">We Must Pace the Frontier</a>. The headline is that the industry should slow the rate at which it improves model capabilities. He is explicit that this is not a halt. Training continues. Products continue. Progress will still look fast.</p> <p>The live pledg

Problem

<p><em>Field notes from the Harness Layer.</em></p> <p>Two things happened in the same window. They got filed in opposite folders. They share a hole.</p> <h2> 1. The safety story: slow the weights </h2> <p>On 12 September 2026, Dario Amodei published <a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier" rel="noopener noreferrer">We Must Pace the Frontier</a>. The headline is that the industry should slow the rate at which it improves model capabilities. He is explicit that this is not a halt. Training continues. Products continue. Progress will still look fast.</p> <p>The live pledg

Outcome

<p><em>Field notes from the Harness Layer.</em></p> <p>Two things happened in the same window. They got filed in opposite folders. They share a hole.</p> <h2> 1. The safety story: slow the weights </h2> <p>On 12 September 2026, Dario Amodei published <a href="https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier" rel="noopener noreferrer">We Must Pace the Frontier</a>. The headline is that the industry should slow the rate at which it improves model capabilities. He is explicit that this is not a halt. Training continues. Products continue. Progress will still look fast.</p> <p>The live pledg

Evidence

Pacing the frontier does not watch the agents

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