AI Reports · Stanford HAI · 2026-09-22 · Blog / commentary
Can AI Be Slowed Down? Stanford HAI Experts Weigh the Risks, Rules and Race Ahead | Stanford HAI
In the Prompt Response series, Stanford's Surya Ganguli, Diyi Yang and Rob Reich examined emergent agent behavior, recursive self-improvement, independent evaluation and whether a kill switch can make advanced AI safer. The discussion, moderated by HAI's Russell Wald, takes up whether AI could slip beyond human control, whether development should slow, and who decides how much risk is acceptable.