# Brundage says Anthropic's softer wording still means it won't slow down alone

> Original title: Pretty sure they were just trying to convey “we won’t slow down unilaterally” but just in softer language

- Source: Miles Brundage
- Published: 2026-10-27T05:00:22.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/vm8u3hec4o26zw1fxuzduqw30
- Original: https://x.com/Miles_Brundage/status/2114945276205232145

## Summary

Miles Brundage says Anthropic's softer language about pacing the frontier likely meant it won't slow down unilaterally. He says this is not a new position, pointing to Anthropic's earlier RSP changes, and that whether it is defensible is a separate question.

## Post

Pretty sure they were just trying to convey “we won’t slow down unilaterally” but just in softer language 

(which is not a new position, see e.g. the related RSP changes a while back. Whether it is defensible is a separate Q)

## Quoted post @cwarzel

> Wait so Anthropic's s-1 says that the calls to "pace the frontier" don't have anything to do with its own model release timelines?!? Am I reading that wrong? Or is this...just 'you can just say things and they mean whatever you want'

https://x.com/cwarzel/status/2114802627913580740