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Comment by Hakeem Jeffries

U.S. Representative from New York and House Democratic Leader.
We should take decisive action now so that we can slow down, as the CEOs have recently acknowledged, slow down the pace of development in order to protect the American people and ensure that AI is proceeding safely.
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Hakeem Jeffries, quoted in Donica Phifer, “Johnson calls for AI solutions but says Congress won't take the lead,” Axios, September 13, 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 Jeffries calls for slowing AI development to protect people and ensure safety. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Jeffries supports slowing AI development for safety; this supports the paced-development position; for matches. · 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: We should take decisive action now so that we can slow down, as the CEOs have recently acknowledged, slow down the pace of development in order to protect the American people and ensure that AI is proceeding safely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1mo ago
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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: We should take decisive action now so that we can slow down, as the CEOs have recently acknowledged, slow down the pace of development in order to protect the American people and ensure that AI is proceeding safely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified Axios, Sept. 13, 2026, attributes the quote verbatim to Hakeem Jeffries. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago
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