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Comment by Leo Gao

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Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI; AI researcher.
The world is locked in a deadly race towards an intelligence explosion, where AI’s ability to create better AIs reaches a critical point, just like a runaway nuclear chain reaction. Going slower would give us much-needed time to make it go well, but no individual actor is willing to stop unilaterally. To survive, we must coordinate to slow down the race.
AI Verified (Jul 2026)
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Personal comment published with “Pacing the Frontier,” a July 2026 statement from 1,273 employees of frontier AI companies.
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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 Leo Gao explicitly calls for coordination to slow the AI race, directly supporting global slowdown capability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer “for” is correct: Gao says actors must coordinate to slow the AI race. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 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: The world is locked in a deadly race towards an intelligence explosion, where AI’s ability to create better AIs reaches a critical point, just like a runaway nuclear chain reaction. Going slower would give us much-needed time to make it go · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 21d ago
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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: The world is locked in a deadly race towards an intelligence explosion, where AI’s ability to create better AIs reaches a critical point, just like a runaway nuclear chain reaction. Going slower would give us much-needed time to make it go · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 21d ago

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AI Verified Pacing the Frontier (July 2026) publishes this exact personal comment and attributes it to Leo Gao. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago
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