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No one can be trusted becomes no one but us

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Welcome to September 13, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

The critique that a coordinated slowdown among leaders is indistinguishable from incumbents setting the speed limit for everyone behind them. The motive may be sincere and the effect still be a cartel.

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2026-09-17: DeepMind Institute calls for broader AGI governance

2026-09-15: The lab urging restraint picks an exchange for a $2 trillion listing

2026-09-15: A president calls doomerism a hoax and blasts the slowdown letter

2026-09-15: A chief executive endorses pacing provided control never sits with a few entities

2026-09-13: A new benchmark targets autonomous open-ended invention

2026-09-13: Critics name the proposal an alignment aristocracy and a safety cartel

2026-09-13: An analyst notes the acceleration claim is contradicted by internal data

2026-09-13: A lab chief says it is uncomfortable that a private company builds this at all

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No one can be trusted becomes no one but us
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