Comment by Eric Horvitz

Guidance, regulation, reliability, and controls are part of advancing the field—done properly, they can even speed it up. But a blanket prohibition on development until some vague threshold of public buy‑in and universal scientific consensus is reached is not the way forward. We should be cautious about bumper‑sticker slogans that say no regulation because it’s going to slow us down—good regulation can help. Likewise, slogans to “ban” development while we wait for consensus risk freezing the very work that will make systems safer. The path should be continued research and deployment with rigorous safeguards, evaluation, and accountability—not halting progress in hopes that agreement materializes first. We can and should pursue innovation and safety together. AI Verified source (2025)