Dave McGinnis on Slow down AI development

Dave McGinnis

Vice President and Senior Partner for Global Cyber Threat Management at IBM; cybersecurity executive with more than 25 years of operations experience.

I think pumping the brakes a bit is a good thing. When the researchers themselves do it, I think the industry should heed the warning and adjust accordingly.

AI Verified (Sep 14, 2026)

Source:

Dave McGinnis, interviewed in Sascha Brodsky, “AI slowdown calls put software flaws in focus,” IBM Think, September 14, 2026. IBM identifies McGinnis as Vice President and Senior Partner for Global Cyber Threat Management at IBM; the article reports his support for slowing frontier AI development.

1h ago

Policy proposals and claims

Slow down AI development

votes For

Statement relation verification history AI Verified Report this

AI Verified “Pumping the brakes” and urging the industry to “adjust accordingly” directly supports slowing AI development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

Vote inference verification history AI Verified Report this

AI Verified The quote endorses “pumping the brakes” on AI development; recorded answer for is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago