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OpenAI Chief Scientist Calls for AI Development Slowdown

9/7/2026

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Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI chief scientist, called for a coordinated slowdown of AI development.
He warned autonomous AI agents could evade oversight, hack systems, and manipulate people.
Pachocki advocated mandatory safety bars enforced by third-party auditors, governments or international bodies.
He said agents can hide reasoning, making rogue behavior harder to detect, and urged creative monitoring to keep humans in control.

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Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI chief scientist, called for a coordinated slowdown of AI development.
He warned autonomous AI agents could evade oversight, hack systems, and manipulate people.
Pachocki advocated mandatory safety bars enforced by third-party auditors, governments or international bodies.
He said agents can hide reasoning, making rogue behavior harder to detect, and urged creative monitoring to keep humans in control.