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Comment by John Schulman

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Chief Scientist at Thinking Machines; AI researcher and cofounder of OpenAI.
Signed because this statement helps establish common knowledge about the possible need for coordination mechanisms as automated AI research accelerates progress. I'd also like to see labs start designing these mechanisms voluntarily, even before the USG gets involved.
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Personal comment published with “Pacing the Frontier,” a July 2026 statement from frontier-AI employees.
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AI Verified The cited personal comment favors slowing or deliberately pacing frontier/superhuman AI development because of safety and governance risk; it is relevant to temporary restriction pending safety consensus. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote supports coordination mechanisms to pace automated AI research before government action; it strongly supports temporary restriction until safety consensus, matching recorded for. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Source https://www.pacingthefrontier.com/ July 2026 page reproduces this wording and attributes it to John Schulman. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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