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Comment by Edward Hughes

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Chief Scientist at Inherent; AI researcher.
Pacing progress towards automated AI research allows us the time to build understanding of societal-scale changes.
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 Edward Hughes says pacing automated AI research gives time to understand societal changes, supporting capability to slow frontier development when needed. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer “for” is correct: Hughes endorses pacing automated AI research to gain time for societal understanding. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Pacing the Frontier (July 2026) publishes this exact Edward Hughes comment; the quoted sentence appears in his personal comment. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago
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