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Comment by Demis Hassabis
Nobel laureate, AI Researcher and CEO of DeepMind
If we can, maybe it would be good to have a slightly slower pace than we’re currently predicting, [...] so that we can get this right societally. [...] I think so. [...] international collaboration.Disputed source (Jan 23, 2026)
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The stored source URL does contain this stitched wording and attributes it to Demis Hassabis, but primary sources show it is a composite rather than one verbatim quote. The World Economic Forum transcript for “The Day After AGI” (session on 2026-01-20) has: “And if we can, maybe it would be good to have a bit of a slightly slower pace than we're currently predicting... so that we can get this right societally.” ([transformernews.ai](https://www.transformernews.ai/p/ai-ceos-want-to-slow-down-the-worlds-davos-demis-hassabis-dario-amodei)) A separate Emily Chang/Bloomberg interview, reproduced on 2026-01-21, has Hassabis answering “I think so” and saying AI “needs international collaboration.” ([officechai.com](https://officechai.com/ai/could-support-a-pause-on-ai-research-if-all-companies-and-countries-collaborate-google-deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis/)) Because the stored quote fuses material from separate remarks/sources, the stored content/date/source_url are not canonical single-source values. ([transformernews.ai](https://www.transformernews.ai/p/ai-ceos-want-to-slow-down-the-worlds-davos-demis-hassabis-dario-amodei?action=share&utm_source=openai))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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The claim is based on real 2026 Hassabis remarks, but it is not verbatim as written. The cited Transformer piece says, "If we can, maybe it would be good to have a slightly slower pace than we’re currently predicting ... so that we can get this right societally," and then separately reports that he answered "I think so" to a hypothetical pause and said such a pause would require "international collaboration." The World Economic Forum transcript likewise has the longer wording. So the prompt’s text is a stitched, shortened composite rather than an exact quote. ([transformernews.ai](https://www.transformernews.ai/p/ai-ceos-want-to-slow-down-the-worlds-davos-demis-hassabis-dario-amodei?action=share))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
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Verified. Quote attributed to Demis Hassabis (Nobel laureate, CEO of Google DeepMind), year 2026, from Davos 2026 (Jan 22). WebFetch of the Transformer News source_url returned HTTP 403, but a web search confirmed the quote: asked whether they'd welcome slowing AI development, both Hassabis and Amodei said yes; Hassabis said "Maybe it would be good to have a slightly slower pace, so that we can get this right societally," while cautioning that such restraint would require "international collaboration." Corroborated by The Economist (via Transformer), Semafor, and Fortune coverage of the same Davos session. Vote alignment: statement 379 ("Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached") with a "for" vote is consistent with Hassabis's pro-restraint position — he favors slowing the race to get it right and signaled "I think so" to a coordinated pause if all companies/countries joined. Note: his support is conditional on international coordination rather than a unilateral ban, but the direction is clearly "for" coordinated restraint. Author attribution and source are correct.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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