AI safety figure: pausing AI 'just a couple years' could buy decades more with loved ones
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-16
Prominent AI safety advocate beffjezos argues that slowing AI development down by "just a couple years" could mean spending a few more decades with your loved ones rather than watching them pass away — a longevity-flavored framing for the case to pause AI progress.
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