A treaty could cap the rate of recursive AI self-improvement, like arms control

Artificial intelligence research, products, and impact across society.

The frameworks, policies, and standards that guide the responsible development, deployment, and oversight of artificial intelligence systems.

Policy debates over how governments should oversee and restrict frontier AI development.

The process by which an AI system improves its own capabilities, enabling increasingly effective further improvements.

The September 2026 debate sparked by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's essay "We Must Pace the Frontier", which argues that AI development should be deliberately slowed so that safety, alignment and interpretability can keep pace, and sets out a three-step plan spanning company commitments, coordination among democracies, and US-China agreements.