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A Berkeley AI professor makes a provocative argument for decelerating AI research

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25.06.2026

A Berkeley AI professor makes a provocative argument for decelerating AI research

In her essay, Emma Pierson says she’d rather take her chances with cancer than race toward a future of AI overreliance.

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Why Emma Pierson’s essay is causing such a stir

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