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Comment by Jon Wolverton

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Senior Software Engineer at Google.
It feels like all the AI labs are constrained by competition to minimize their work on catastrophic risks, even though most industry leaders have an uncomfortably high probability that things could go terribly wrong. This is a technology that doesn't have an off switch you can just flip, and it could easily do as much damage to its creators as to anyone else. Having a framework to allow labs to slow down or pull the plug in case of emergency will help us all sleep a bit better at night.
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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: o its creators as to anyone else. Having a framework to allow labs to slow down or pull the plug in case of emergency will help us all sleep a bit better at night. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1d ago
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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: o its creators as to anyone else. Having a framework to allow labs to slow down or pull the plug in case of emergency will help us all sleep a bit better at night. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1d 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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