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An AI slowdown could be exactly what businesses need
The artificial intelligence industry has spent years feathering the accelerator of frontier model development in a fierce contest to dominate the technology. Now, it is considering something that until recently seemed almost unthinkable: slamming on the brakes. The prospects of the frontier labs are closely linked to the fortunes of the US stock…
By
Michael R. Wade
21 October 2026
An AI slowdown could be exactly what businesses need
Summary
The artificial intelligence industry has spent years feathering the accelerator of frontier model development in a fierce contest to dominate the technology. Now, it is considering something that until recently seemed almost unthinkable: slamming on the brakes. The prospects of the frontier labs are closely linked to the fortunes of the US stock…
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