Pedro Sánchez on Governments and labs should build the c…

Pedro Sánchez

Prime Minister of Spain

We should also slow down their development until we find a way to make this technology safe and channel its power towards the goals we truly have as a society.

AI Verified (Sep 25, 2026)

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Pedro Sánchez, remarks at Harvard Kennedy School’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, reported by Beatriz Lorenzo Aguirre, “Sánchez calls for AI regulation at Harvard,” Iber Empresa, September 25, 2026. Sánchez said: “We should also slow down their development until we find a way to make this technology safe and channel its power towards the goals we truly have as a society.” He also called for joint international action, saying that because there is only one digital space, countries must act at the same time.

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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 Sánchez explicitly calls for slowing AI development until it is safe; the same report records his call for countries to act together. This supports building a coordinated ability to slow development when safety requires it. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified The verified quote favors slowing AI development until safety is established, directly supporting the recorded for vote on coordinated slowdown capability. · 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: We should also slow down their development until we find a way to make this technology safe and channel its power towards the goals we truly have as a society. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: We should also slow down their development until we find a way to make this technology safe and channel its power towards the goals we truly have as a society. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified The September 25, 2026 Iber Empresa report identifies Pedro Sánchez as the speaker at Harvard and reproduces the exact statement calling for AI development to slow until the technology is safe. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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