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Robert Wright and Holly Elmore, executive director of PauseAI US, discuss the recent letter signed by AI elites urging the US government to prepare the ground for a possible international slowdown of AI. What the letter actually calls for, what it doesn't, and whether it marks a real shift.
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0:00 Teaser
1:03 The “Pacing the Frontier” letter signed by AI elites
10:49 Why so many China-hawk AI-safety-hawks?
14:50 Was the “Pacing” letter too small an ask?
27:47 The striking AI vibe shift
37:02 Are AI builders “just following orders”?
46:20 Recursive self-improvement: The wrong red line?
51:57 Heading to Overtime
Discussed in Overtime:
How Claude Code undermines Anthropic’s schtick.
The real story of the Anthropic-Pentagon showdown.
Dissecting Dario’s China-hawkishness.
What does the letter actually accomplish?
The Seb Krier meme controversy.
Holly: Feel the AI pause.
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Holly Elmore (PauseAI US, hollyelmore.substack.com/). Recorded July 30, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Robert Wright and Holly Elmore, executive director of PauseAI US, discuss the recent letter signed by AI elites urging the US government to prepare the ground for a possible international slowdown of AI. What the letter actually calls for, what it doesn't, and whether it marks a real shift.
Subscribe to The NonZero Newsletter at: nonzero.org/subscribe
Exclusive Overtime discussion: nonzero.org/p/the-intensifying-slow-ai-down-vibe
Join NonZero's Discord server: discord.gg/Zy4jAhTQMF
0:00 Teaser
1:03 The “Pacing the Frontier” letter signed by AI elites
10:49 Why so many China-hawk AI-safety-hawks?
14:50 Was the “Pacing” letter too small an ask?
27:47 The striking AI vibe shift
37:02 Are AI builders “just following orders”?
46:20 Recursive self-improvement: The wrong red line?
51:57 Heading to Overtime
Discussed in Overtime:
How Claude Code undermines Anthropic’s schtick.
The real story of the Anthropic-Pentagon showdown.
Dissecting Dario’s China-hawkishness.
What does the letter actually accomplish?
The Seb Krier meme controversy.
Holly: Feel the AI pause.
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Holly Elmore (PauseAI US, hollyelmore.substack.com/). Recorded July 30, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
