Chris Lehane on Governments and labs should build the c…

Chris Lehane

OpenAI chief global affairs officer

Governments should develop common ways to measure this progress, preserve meaningful human control, and establish shared safety bars for when and how development should slow or stop. If we cannot meet certain safety bars without slowing down capability growth, we should prioritize the former.

AI Verified (Sep 9, 2026)

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Chris Lehane, “The AI policy window is open. We need to act.” OpenAI, September 9, 2026.

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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 Lehane advocates shared safety bars for when development should slow or stop, including capability slowdowns. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Lehane endorses safety bars requiring development to slow or stop; recorded answer for is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d 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: and establish shared safety bars for when and how development should slow or stop. If we cannot meet certain safety bars without slowing down capability growth, we should prioritize the former. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 4d ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: and establish shared safety bars for when and how development should slow or stop. If we cannot meet certain safety bars without slowing down capability growth, we should prioritize the former. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 4d ago

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AI Verified OpenAI’s policy article by Chris Lehane contains the exact safety-bars wording (2026-09-09). · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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