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A Yale debate over whether to “unplug AI”
Ben Goertzel argues that pushing for an AI pause would most likely bring exceptions, intensifying oligopoly and regulatory capture.
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Ben Goertzel said he debated PauseAI leader Holly Elmore at the Yale Political Union in September 2026 on whether to “unplug AI.” He argued that economics and geopolitics make pausing AI infeasible, and that pushing for a pause would most likely lead to a “pause with exceptions” that intensifies oligopoly and regulatory capture. He linked to speeches from both sides and said the subsequent student debate was not online.
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