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Temporary AI development pause
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What experts have said about Temporary AI development pause
5 statements · 3 positive · 2 negative
A globally coordinated pause is preferable to a unilateral domestic pause.
“I do not think we should do a domestic pause. I think we should do it.”
Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman YampolskiyListen at 1:21:45
A global pause in frontier AI development is feasible.
“Absolutely.”
Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman YampolskiyListen at 1:21:49
Freezing current AI would forgo nearly all benefits while retaining substantial risks.
“If you froze it in its current state and didn't keep improving it, you're missing out on 99.9% of the benefit while still having a huge amount of the downside.”
Open the episode · Frontier Labs Want to Slow Down, OpenAI Delays Its 2026 IPO, Anthropic Flags 5 Bioweapon Cases | EP #291Listen at 1:35:50
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