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L5 · ResearcherOpinion & AnalysisLessWrong AI· 10/13/2026

Addresses critical AI safety and policy concerns relevant to researchers focused on alignment and governance.

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The author argues for halting the AI race, regulating major companies, and solving , while acknowledging agreement with Gary Marcus on these points.

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i cannot help myself in writing this post, to dunk and slapfight with gary marcus. but there is nothing more important to say than that we must stop the current AI race, regulate the major AI companies, and solve the alignment problem. and on this point, actually marcus agrees, at least broadly. this must be emphasized at the outset, and nothing contained in this post is better than calling congress to regulate AI. alas, i am only human, so bicker i must. gary marcus' bet on may 31, 2022 gar

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