# The Pacing Cartel: Inside the Frontier AI Accord, Realpolitik, and Geopolitical SALT

> Source: <https://aiflash.com/content/the-pacing-cartel-inside-the-frontier-ai-accord-realpolitik-and-geopolitical/>
> Published: 2026-09-15 01:32:31+00:00

Dario Amodei's proposed slowdown framework has unified frontier lab CEOs while igniting fierce backlash from capital markets, open-source advocates, and foreign powers. This deep investigation dissects the technical catalysts, economic cartels, and geopolitical arms-control calculus shaping the battle for artificial superintelligence.