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Expert opinions on Research Policy
Quotes, votes and policy statements on Research Policy from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
353 sourced quotes · 17 policy proposals and claims
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For (25)Added 1h agoLori TrahanU.S. representative from Massachusettsvotes For and says:
There's much more to do, including giving CAISI the authority to create the standards we need to know whether a frontier model is safe before it ships, not after something goes wrong.
AI Verified source (Jun 25, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (6)Added 3mo agoAndrew NgBaidu; Stanford CS faculty; founded Coursera and Google Brainvotes Against and says:However, it is important to differentiate regulating applications (which we need) vs. regulating the technology (which is ill-advised).
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For (22)Added 4mo agoAmelia TylerVoice actor; Baldur’s Gate 3votes For and says:
to actually take my voice and use it to train something without my permission, I think that should be illegal.
AI Verified source (2024)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)Added 6d agoCory DoctorowAuthor and digital rights activistvotes Against and says:If we create a new right to control training, that will not give creative workers control over AI training... It will give our bosses control over AI training, because they will amend our standard contracts to demand that we sign away our training ri...
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For (55)Added 12d agoSam AltmanCEO at OpenAIvotes For and says:
We need an international forum for discussion that establishes globally accepted standards for testing, provides expert and impartial analysis of capabilities and risks, and serves as a venue for cooperation among nations.
AI Verified source (Jun 17, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Added 6mo agoMiles BrundageAI policy researcher; founder of AVERI (AI Verification Initiative); former OpenAI Head of Policy Researchabstains and says:But the main regret I have with this talk is that I wish I had prepared a more for the section on a “CERN for AI.” The idea behind such a project is to pool many countries’ and companies’ resources into a single (possibly physically decentralized) ci...
more AI Verified source (Dec 11, 2024) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (10)Added 6mo agoDaniela DiaconuELLIS scientific coordinator.votes Against and says:Currently, so many needs for innovation are put under the label of AI that there will be no way to address them with a single organisation.
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Build artificial general intelligence
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For (26)Added 26d agoRichard SocherAI researcher; founder and CEO of Recursive Superintelligence; founder of You.com; former Chief Scientist at Salesforcevotes For and says:Our main focus is to build truly recursive, self-improving superintelligence at scale, which means that the entire process of ideation, implementation, and validation of research ideas would be automatic.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 8mo agoMustafa SuleymanMicrosoft AI CEO; authorabstains and says:This is going to be the most productive decade in the history of our species. But in order to truly reap the benefits of AI, we need to learn how to contain it. Paradoxically, part of that will mean collectively saying no to certain forms of progress...
more Disputed source (2023)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (18)Added 12d agoDivya SiddarthFounder and Executive Director of the Collective Intelligence Project; researcher on democratic AI governance and public participation in AI developmentvotes Against and says:A better tech future moves from artificial general intelligence to augmented collective intelligence, where AI amplifies rather than replaces human agency.
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Nations should negotiate a binding international treaty on AI safety, similar to nuclear non-proliferation
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For (24)Added 1mo agoYoshua BengioAI Pioneer, Turing Award winnervotes For and says:The simplest form of treaty would be something like this, that the countries agree that if they do develop advanced AI: * That it will be done in a safe way. So maybe using techniques like Scientist AI or whatever else we have strong assurances for. ...
more AI Verified source (May 7, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)Added 16d agoBrad SmithMicrosoft vice chair and presidentvotes Against and says:If somebody says, 'This technology is so powerful that we need a global treaty to slow it down,' then I would say: Then take your foot off the accelerator yourself if you think it's moving too fast.
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For (34)Added 22d agoCesar FernandezHead of U.S. State and Local Government Relations at Anthropicvotes For and says:
SB 315 takes the safety practices leading labs already follow voluntarily—publishing a safety framework, transparent reporting, protecting whistleblowers—and helps establish a baseline that every leading AI developer is expected to meet. [...] Illino...
more AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Added 25d agoChristopher DavisVice President of Public Policy at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA)votes Against and says:Connecticut already has strong whistleblower laws that protect employees from retaliation. [...] creating a separate, AI-specific whistleblower regime could lead to confusion, duplication, and unintended consequences for employers operating in highly...
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For (7)Added 1mo agoTim Berners-LeeInventor of the World Wide Webvotes For and says:
I would like to see a CERN for AI [...] where all the top scientists come together and see whether they can make a super intelligence. And, if they can, they contain it into a system where it can't just go out and persuade people to let it run the wo...
more AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 6mo agoDan HendrycksAI safety researcherabstains and says:Well, there are positive signs, for instance, like Henry Kissinger was recently suggested in foreign affairs that the US cooperate with China on this issue now, but before it's too late. So I think some people are recognizing the the importance of tr...
more Unverifiable source (2023)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (12)Added 1mo agoGuido ReichstadterMarine veteran turned anti-AI activist; co-founder of Stop AI; known for hunger strikes at Anthropic and bridge protests in DC against AGI developmentvotes Against and says:I call on the governments of the world to take immediate action to end this danger by permanently banning the development of artificial general intelligence and machine superintelligence.
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For (24)Added 4mo agoJulia SmakmanLegal researcher, Ada Lovelace Institutevotes For and says:
platforms that host libraries of open-source AI models to ensure that models are uploaded with appropriate system and safety information
Unverified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 4mo agoGavin NewsomGovernor of Californiaabstains and says:I do not believe this is the best approach to protecting the public from real threats posed by the technology.
Unverified source (2024)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (10)Added 3mo agoAndrew NgBaidu; Stanford CS faculty; founded Coursera and Google Brainvotes Against and says:However, it is important to differentiate regulating applications (which we need) vs. regulating the technology (which is ill-advised).
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For (13)Added 6mo agoCentre for Future GenerationsEuropean think tank on emerging technologiesvotes For and says:
Create a single, dedicated talent hub, accompanied by 1-5 separate compute hubs;
AI Verified source (2024)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)Added 6mo agoSara IbrahimScience and AI journalist at swissinfo.chvotes Against and says:Unlike CERN, which focuses on fundamental research, the EU’s new AI centre will also concentrate on innovation and technology production, areas which Europe – including Switzerland – has yet to strengthen. This is why the project envisages a network ...
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