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Comment by Will MacAskill
Philosopher; effective altruism cofounder; researcher at Forethought Centre for AI Strategy
First let’s talk about pause at human level — that’s a phrase from Ryan Greenblatt. So that’s when we’re at the point of time of AI engaging in AI R&D, at this point of time when things perhaps go even faster, should we at that point be trying to slow things down, even pause, stop and start, and so on? And then I’m like, yes, definitely. This is both the dangerous period and the fastest period. Or at least it’s potentially both of those things at once. [...] So pausing and slowing down at that point, I’m quite keen on.AI Verified (Apr 22, 2026)
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Relevant: the verified source passage bears directly on "Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely" and signals a determinate stance.
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