Anthony Figueroa on Slow down AI development

Anthony Figueroa

Co-founder and CTO of Rootstrap, a software-development company; technology and machine-learning practitioner.

I think the letter they wrote is important. We are at a tipping point, and we have to start thinking about the progress we did not have before. I just do not think that pausing anything for six months, one year, two years or a decade is feasible.

AI Verified (Nov 7, 2026)

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Anthony Figueroa, co-founder and CTO of Rootstrap, in an interview with TechNewsWorld, “The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Is at a Tipping Point,” published November 7, 2026. Figueroa said: “I think the letter they wrote is important. We are at a tipping point, and we have to start thinking about the progress we did not have before. I just do not think that pausing anything for six months, one year, two years or a decade is feasible.”

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AI Verified The quote explicitly rejects pausing AI development for six months, a year, two years, or a decade; it directly takes a position against slowing AI development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 48min ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer against is correct: Figueroa says pausing AI development for any listed duration is not feasible. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 48min ago

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AI Verified TechNewsWorld’s November 7, 2026 interview and the stored source passage reproduce this Figueroa quote verbatim and attribute it to him. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 48min ago

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