Coin World News reports that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed in a related article published today on the d/acc concept to establish a global 'soft pause button' to replace the dangerous race for artificial general intelligence (AGI). The function of this button is to 'reduce global available computing power by about 90%-99% for 1-2 years at critical moments, allowing humanity more preparation time.' In response, some users commented: 'I strongly oppose Vitalik Buterin's and d/acc's views. Pausing 90%-99% of global computing power for 1-2 years without using military force to enforce it (which clearly won't happen) is a naive proposal. The chance of a gentle slowdown is slim.' Vitalik later replied: 'Yes, I agree this is a daunting task, but almost all proposals to deal with strong artificial intelligence are difficult to some extent. I think the key idea in this proposal is that it is less difficult than other pause ideas because it is enforced at the hardware level, so key decisions are made before high-risk periods begin, and 'betrayal' requires the creation of new hardware rather than just secretly flipping a few switches, which takes months of preparation.'

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