Joshua Achiam on Governments and labs should build the c…

Joshua Achiam

AI researcher at OpenAI.

I don't know what form such tools should take, nor whether automated AI R&D is the right or only thing that the U.S. government should develop increased capacity to understand and possibly pace, but this is worth serious consideration; however I hope such governance tools will not be expansive or excessive. But many frontier AI capabilities are dual use in a way that may justify pacing at this point.

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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 Relevant: this verified comment supports developing a coordinated option/capability to pace or slow frontier AI development when needed. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Verified “for”: the author supports building a coordinated capability to slow or pace frontier AI development if needed, matching the recorded answer. · 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: vernment should develop increased capacity to understand and possibly pace, but this is worth serious consideration; however I hope such governance tools will not be expansive or excessive. But many frontier AI capabilities are dual use in · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2d ago

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AI Verified Recorded abstain matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: vernment should develop increased capacity to understand and possibly pace, but this is worth serious consideration; however I hope such governance tools will not be expansive or excessive. But many frontier AI capabilities are dual use in · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2d ago

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AI Verified Verified against Pacing the Frontier (July 2026): the primary page lists this personal comment verbatim under the named author. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely

Something that worries me about the general push towards a pause on AI frontier progress is that there is not a very clear thesis about what to do with extra time.

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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached

I don't know what form such tools should take, nor whether automated AI R&D is the right or only thing that the U.S. government should develop increased capacity to understand and possibly pace, but this is worth serious consideration; however I hope...

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