Shengjia Zhao on Ban superintelligence development until…

Shengjia Zhao

Chief Scientist at Meta AI; artificial-intelligence researcher.

AI is progressing at a rate that our society might not be ready for. Frontier labs are very close to AI that can exceed even the best people on almost every metric of intelligence. This will lead to unprecedented social and safety risks. To ensure a positive future we need to develop AI in a way that is driven by responsibility and thoughtfulness.

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Personal comment published with “Pacing the Frontier,” a July 2026 statement from frontier-AI employees.

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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached

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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 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote warns society is unready for near-superhuman AI and calls for responsible, thoughtful development; it strongly supports temporary restriction, matching recorded for. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Source https://www.pacingthefrontier.com/ July 2026 page reproduces this wording and attributes it to Shengjia Zhao. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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