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Comment by Laura Weidinger

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Staff Research Scientist at Google; AI researcher.
If it's true that AI will be as transformational as electricity, we better be intentional about how it is introduced to the world. A mindless race without assurances on governance, safety or the technology serving the public interest stands in the way of such intentionality.
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Personal comment published with “Pacing the Frontier,” July 2026.
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Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely
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AI Verified Weidinger opposes a mindless AI race without governance and safety assurances, strongly favoring paced development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Weidinger rejects a mindless race lacking governance and safety assurances, supporting deliberate pacing. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified pacingthefrontier.com, July 2026 comments lines 34–36 reproduce this wording and attribute it to Laura Weidinger. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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