Jay Burstein on Ban superintelligence development until…

Jay Burstein

Fellow with Build American AI and author on U.S. AI policy.

Pausing frontier AI development will not solve the problems its supporters claim it will solve. If anything, it risks making several of them worse.

AI Verified (Mar 16, 2026)

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Jay Burstein, “We Cannot Afford To Pause AI,” Build American AI, March 16, 2026.

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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached

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AI Verified The cited quote and source context directly support a determinable stance on this statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer matches the stance determined from the quote and cited source context. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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: Pausing frontier AI development will not solve the problems its supporters claim it will solve. If anything, it risks making several of them worse. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 11d ago

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AI Verified Recorded against matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: Pausing frontier AI development will not solve the problems its supporters claim it will solve. If anything, it risks making several of them worse. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 11d ago