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Danny Sawyer

Senior Research Scientist for frontier AI at Google.

I believe that attempting to deliberately pace AI development will be extremely difficult, and could do more harm than good if done without proper care. However, I am signing this statement because, if an attempt at pacing does occur, it would be better for it to have been methodically researched and planned rather than suddenly implemented as a reaction to a crisis.

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Personal comment published with “Pacing the Frontier,” July 2026.

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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached

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Governments and labs should build the capability for a global slowdown of frontier AI development in case it's needed

I believe that attempting to deliberately pace AI development will be extremely difficult, and could do more harm than good if done without proper care. However, I am signing this statement because, if an attempt at pacing does occur, it would be bet...

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