Comment by Dean W. Ball

I would also say the development of this technology is a national security priority, and it seems really hard to... it seems like a really big cost to impose something where we would self-consciously slow ourselves down when others are not doing that. [...] I think it’s very possible that by doing that in practice—as someone who has observed lots and lots of these regimes play out—I think it’s very possible that by doing that in practice, you would actually end up not just being worse for innovation, but being worse for safety.
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AI Verified The quote is explicitly about opposing a slowdown or halt on advanced AI development, which squarely bears on the statement. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 55min ago
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AI Verified The quote says slowing ourselves down would be a big cost and frames the tech as a national security priority, so 'against' matches. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 55min ago

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AI Verified The Substack transcript includes the same 'national security priority' / 'slow ourselves down' passage at line 386. gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 56min ago
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