⚡ Nic Carter: Anthropic’s Slowing of the Frontier Aims to Widen the Public-Private Gap Nic Carter, co-founder of Castle Island Ventures, commented on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s proposal to “slow the frontier.” Carter argues that if the goal is to widen the gap between the public and the true frontier held internally—and if such a move requires coordination among competitors—then the proposal is reasonable. Anthropic’s primary business risk is model commoditization through distillation, not safety concerns. Carter notes that incentives for safety and profit align in restricting public access to the true frontier models. The highest return on frontier tokens lies in internal R&D and capturing downstream intellectual property, not in public API sales. Anthropic has already limited access to models like Mythos Preview to only a select few partners. Carter states that unilateral slowing cannot resolve the prisoner’s dilemma; coordinated restraint requires antitrust exemptions or regulatory oversight. In his related article, Dario calls on the U.S. government to provide limited exemptions for safety discussions, enabling companies to voluntarily establish standards.