″“Hardwired Pause” should likely be your favorite (pause) plan.” by David Scott Krueger

I'm part of a team of 26 researchers that recently released a 212-page paper proposing a new plan for pausing AI, the "hardwired pause." The paper is called "The Feasibility of a Hardwired Pause of Frontier AI Training." Our analysis suggests that, under this hardwired pause plan, we could probably pause for at least a decade if we start stopping within the next year, and this could likely be extended indefinitely. I expect this to be possible without trusting China or tanking the economy. Note: I am speaking for myself and not the other 25 authors. The working group is led by Will Fithian and Wesley Holliday, and the work continues. I currently think: The best plan is to pause/stop AI, i.e. have an immediate, indefinite, international moratorium on frontier AI development. And importantly, this is technically easier than more nuanced international regulation. A hardwired pause is probably the best plan out there for how to do this (except maybe it doesn't go far enough). This paper is likely the most in-depth analysis of pause feasibility in existence. Discussion and disagreement on any of these is very welcome! What's a hardwired pause? A hardwired pause basically [...] --- Outline: (01:31) What's a hardwired pause? (03:21) Why is this better than Plan A? (05:06) How is this different from MIRI's Plan S? (06:39) What are my biggest concerns about a hardwired pause (vs. getting rid of chips entirely)? (09:15) Why is the paper so long? What's in it? (13:35) Conclusion The original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: November 10th, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jT272BNHFzgAR5u2m/hardwired-pause-should-likely-be-your-favorite-pause-plan --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.