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Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI)

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They conclude that the only trajectory without unacceptably high levels of catastrophic harm is a scenario in which humanity develops the ability to monitor and restrict AI development (an “off switch”) and then likely uses it to put a long-term halt on frontier AI development.

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Machine Intelligence Research Institute, “Summary: AI Governance to Avoid Extinction,” April 13, 2026.

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Governments and labs should build the capability for a global slowdown of frontier AI development in case it's needed

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AI Verified The verified quote directly addresses the policy issue in statement 451 and supplies a determinable stance in its cited context. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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Slow down AI development

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AI Verified Full-claim match: the quote addresses AI development/capability growth and a slower pace, pause, halt, or explicit rejection/mixed position. Evidence: elopment (an “off switch”) and then likely uses it to put a long-term halt on frontier AI development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 9d ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: elopment (an “off switch”) and then likely uses it to put a long-term halt on frontier AI development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 9d ago

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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached

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Nations should establish binding international rules for AI safety and governance

Like the nuclear nonproliferation agreements before it, the draft Agreement aims to prevent the proliferation of technologies that would be catastrophic for humanity if allowed to proceed unchecked.

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The draft Agreement thus obliges states to consolidate and monitor sufficiently large clusters of AI chips (Article V), to monitor the supply chain that produces them (Article VI), and to facilitate verification of how they are used (Article VII).

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