> The freeze is to stop superintelligent models. Not to stop other companies catching up with current models we all have access to. It would help them catch up.

if you read the bill it's right there: "Pausing advanced AI development: until a new, federal AI regulatory body is up and running and has established clear rules and model review processes to ensure safe and secure development and deployment of AI"

Openai/anthropic already have frontier models. a new competitor is blocked. this is textbook regulatory capture