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Comment by Ethan Bueno de Mesquita

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Dean and Sydney Stein Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.
Calls for industry-wide rules need not be interpreted solely as acts of public-minded restraint. In some circumstances, firms may support regulation because common constraints reduce pressure to sacrifice safety in order to keep pace with rivals.
AI Verified (Jun 29, 2026)
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Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, quoted in “Competition may push AI firms to favor speed over safety, new study finds,” University of Chicago News, June 29, 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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