“Frontier models are so dangerous we need to slow down.”
Ok. Slow down. You’re the CEO, just do it. Oh, wait what you really want is a gov’t mandated oligopoly. Because there’s no moat you can find.
If you’re truly afraid, and want regulation, support nationalization. It’s the only way we can be safe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_dilemma
Its also a bit of a stag hunt. There is a huge opportunity, but it requires cooperation that has uncertainties and risks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_hunt
Cooperation requires coordination with state authorities with real teeth, or defection is too attractive and it risks becoming a prisoner's dilemma since the best outcome for any actor is for them to defect while the others remain compliant.
They don't have any commercial way of stopping the Chinese models from eating their lunch, so they're trying regulation.