1,122 Frontier AI Employees Petition Government to Slow Down Automated AI Development
daniel_c0deb0t · x · 2026-07-29
Core Appeal
1,122 employees from frontier AI companies, including prominent figures like John Schulman, have issued a joint statement warning that AI could soon automate AI research itself. This could lead to capabilities rapidly accelerating beyond human understanding and control.
The Request
While industry, government, and society need time to address emerging risks, develop security measures, and strengthen oversight, intense competitive pressure prevents any single company or country from unilaterally slowing down. Consequently, they request the U.S. government to support an international effort to develop the technical and governance tools necessary to deliberately pace the frontier of automated AI development.
Signatory Views
- John Schulman: Emphasizes the need to establish common knowledge about coordination mechanisms, hoping labs will voluntarily design them even before government involvement.
- Shengjia Zhao: Highlights the unprecedented speed of AI progress, noting labs are very close to creating AI that exceeds top human intelligence across almost all metrics, posing massive social and safety risks.
Related event: Over 1,100 Frontier AI Employees Urge Government Regulation(63 posts)→
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