Jasjeet Sekhon on Governments and labs should build the c…

Jasjeet Sekhon

Chief Strategy Officer at Google DeepMind; commenter on the July 2026 Pacing the Frontier statement.

We have found a way to turn energy into compute, and compute into intelligence. The benefits will be enormous, from curing diseases to understanding the cosmos. We can capture the benefits of the coming intelligence explosion while managing its risks, but only if we build the tools to pace the frontier of the riskiest capabilities before we need them, so we protect people and keep the social trust that innovation depends on. I believe smart technical and governance tools will be needed to sustain rapid innovation, vigorous competition, and robust safety.

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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 https://www.pacingthefrontier.com/ — Explicitly supports tools to pace the riskiest frontier capabilities before they are needed. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified https://www.pacingthefrontier.com/ — Recorded for. Explicitly favors tools to pace the riskiest frontier capabilities before they are needed. · 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: explosion while managing its risks, but only if we build the tools to pace the frontier of the riskiest capabilities before we need them, so we protect people and keep the social trust that innovation depends on. I believe smart technical a · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3d ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: explosion while managing its risks, but only if we build the tools to pace the frontier of the riskiest capabilities before we need them, so we protect people and keep the social trust that innovation depends on. I believe smart technical a · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3d ago

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

We can capture the benefits of the coming intelligence explosion while managing its risks, but only if we build the tools to pace the frontier of the riskiest capabilities before we need them [...]

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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached

We have found a way to turn energy into compute, and compute into intelligence. The benefits will be enormous, from curing diseases to understanding the cosmos. We can capture the benefits of the coming intelligence explosion while managing its risks...

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