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Archived term · Independent editorial record
pacing provocation
/PAY-sing prov-uh-KAY-shun/ noun
Archive definition
An AI incident staged, misattributed, or amplified to portray advanced systems as uncontrollable and create pressure for tighter rules, deployment limits, or slower development.
An illustration · hypothetical
A hypothetical actor exaggerates an agent failure to make broad restrictions appear necessary.
Editorial reading
A provocation that turns fear about uncontrollable AI into pressure to slow or constrain deployment.
Captured source language
“A pacing provocation turns an AI safety test into a political argument for slowing everyone else down.”
