Source: Ars Technica
Frontier labs like OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind are now publicly advocating for slower development cycles and stronger safety protocols. This marks a shift from the move-fast-and-break-things ethos that defined the industry from 2022-2024. The reversal serves market consolidation: established players with regulatory relationships benefit from raising barriers to entry, slowing smaller competitors, and locking in government trust before oversight hardens into law. The timing coincides with real incidents (jailbreaks, misuse cases) and political pressure, giving labs cover to publicly embrace caution while their R&D momentum continues beneath the surface.