Quotesby GlyphAndrew Ng quote, Sep 18, 2026
Founder, DeepLearning.AI · Sep 18, 2026 7 weeks ago · Letter, The Batch issue 371, letter
Pausing AI progress will create much more harm than benefit.
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- The companies building the most powerful AI systems admit their products pose catastrophic risks, yet offer no convincing technical solutions.
About this quote
- Said by
- Andrew Ng, Founder, DeepLearning.AI
- Where
- The Batch issue 371, letter
- Topics
- Safety, Regulation
- Company
DeepLearning.AI
- Source
- deeplearning.ai/the-batch/issue-371/
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