OpenAI Chief Scientist calls for global slowdown: "It's time for extreme caution"
Just-Grocery-2229 · reddit · 2026-09-07
OpenAI's Chief Scientist has issued a rare, stark public warning in the official essay "An Alien Mind", calling for a globally coordinated slowdown of AI development.
- Key quotes: "It's time for extreme caution"; once one internalizes the seriousness of the stakes, "the idea of racing forward at all costs seems absurd"
- He urges that international coordination become a top priority for governments
- Coming from the top research role at a leading frontier lab, this directly challenges the current pace of the frontier race and carries far more weight than typical safety commentary
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