Gary Gensler on Slow down AI development

Gary Gensler

Former Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and MIT Sloan professor.

I think we should attempt to slow and change the path, I would say, of AI development […] the path we're on is a very dangerous path and we should attempt to change that path and effectively slow down.

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Gary Gensler, “Episode 31: Should We Slow AI Development? Can We?”, Power and Consequences podcast, September 28, 2026. At 15:45, Gensler says the quoted words in the episode.

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AI Verified The quote explicitly says AI development should be slowed down; it covers the complete statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer for matches: Gensler explicitly says AI development should effectively slow down. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified The cited Power and Consequences episode/source text attributes the stored wording to Gary Gensler at 15:45. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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