AI needs a brake pedal before the next model jump

The most practical AI safety feature is not a manifesto. It is a brake pedal that actually works when the system starts doing something expensive, risky, or hard to unwind. That idea felt especially current this week. BBC reported Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark warning that AI is approaching a point where it could develop with less human input. Reuters reported Sam Altman's argument that the United States should not require blanket government approval before models are released. OpenAI also pu...