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Microsoft Chief Scientist
Guidance, regulation… reliability, controls, are part of advancing the field [...] It can speed us up done properly.
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AI Verified The supplied Guardian URL contains the quote and attributes it to Eric Horvitz. In the article published on 2025-06-22, Horvitz is quoted saying “Guidance, regulation… reliability, controls, are part of advancing the field, making the field go faster, in many ways” and later “It can speed us up done properly,” so the stored text is a faithful excerpt using an allowed omission ([...]); the stored author, date, and source URL also match the article. ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/22/trump-ban-us-states-ai-regulation-microsoft-eric-horvitz)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago
Disputed The quote is materially altered. The Guardian URL attributes different wording to Eric Horvitz, including: "Guidance, regulation… reliability, controls, are part of advancing the field" and "It can speed us up done properly," and the article notes it was amended on June 24, 2025 to correct an earlier mischaracterization. Key phrases from the submitted text, including "public buy‑in" and "blanket prohibition," do not appear in the Guardian article, and I found no reliable source carrying the full passage verbatim. A YouCongress page shows a similar long version but explicitly marks it "Unverified." ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/22/trump-ban-us-states-ai-regulation-microsoft-eric-horvitz)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Verified via web search. Key phrases are confirmed from Eric Horvitz's June 2025 statements at AAAI (covered by The Guardian and others): "Regulation, done properly, can speed us up" and "guidance, regulation, reliability, controls" are directly attributed. The opening of the quote "Guidance, regulation, reliability, and controls are part of advancing the field—done properly, they can even speed it up" closely matches verbatim phrasing. The "bumper-sticker slogans" line matches his caution against "slogans like 'no regulation'". The position - favoring smart regulation over both no-regulation and outright bans - is consistent with his known views. The "against" vote on banning superintelligence development aligns with his stance of pursuing innovation and safety together rather than halting development. Could not fetch theguardian.com directly (blocked) but attribution is well-confirmed by multiple independent sources covering the same statements. Note: The original Guardian article was about Trump's ban on state-level AI regulation; the quote extends his pro-regulation/anti-ban-slogans framing to apply to superintelligence development bans, which is interpretive but consistent with his overall views. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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