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Comment by Edward Hughes

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Chief Scientist at Inherent; AI researcher.
As Melvin Kranzberg wrote, technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral. Achieving societal benefit depends on understanding the interdependent ways in which many humans use advanced AI systems in concert, understanding that takes time to acquire. Pacing progress towards automated AI research allows us the time to build understanding of societal-scale changes [...]
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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 Hughes says pacing automated AI research gives time to understand societal-scale change; this supports a safety-motivated pause. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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AI Verified Hughes says pacing progress creates needed time for societal understanding; this supports the safer-pausing position. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago

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AI Verified pacingthefrontier.com, July 2026 comments lists Edward Hughes and the stored excerpt from his comment. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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