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Xerxes Dotiwalla

AI safety and alignment specialist at Google.

I dedicated my career to AGI safety and alignment because I believe highly capable AI can go very well or very badly for humanity. We can test whether an AI behaves well. We cannot yet test whether it will keep behaving well when it matters. Until that changes, we need the option to coordinate a slowdown in AI capability growth.

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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: en it matters. Until that changes, we need the option to coordinate a slowdown in AI capability growth. · 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: en it matters. Until that changes, we need the option to coordinate a slowdown in AI capability growth. · 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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