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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://dgiq-aigov2026.da
 taversity.net/sessionPop.cfm?confid=166&proposalid=16938\nAfter years of AI
  companies racing to release ever more capable models, something unusu
 al happened: leaders of several frontier AI companies publicly called for s
 lowing, or "pacing," the development of their most powerful syste
 ms. Prompted by autonomous agents escaping their controls and by the prospe
 ct of AI systems designing their successors, they argued that safety resear
 ch, oversight tools, and public institutions need time to catch up. More th
 an a thousand employees of frontier labs signed a statement urging governme
 nts to help pace automated AI development, and company leaders have taken t
 he case to the United Nations.\nThe proposal has drawn sharp opposition. Cr
 itics, including prominent industry and government voices, argue that a slo
 wdown cannot be verified, would hand an advantage to international competit
 ors, and could delay the very AI capabilities needed to find vulnerabilitie
 s and build defenses. Others question whether the companies are serious, or
  whether "pacing" is a rhetorical move ahead of regulation.\nLet&
 #39;s have a discussion on what matters most to this audience: How should e
 nterprises plan if vendor roadmaps slow, if capabilities are withheld, or i
 f providers suddenly pause tool-use features as some already have? Should o
 rganizations deliberately pace their own agentic AI rollouts until governan
 ce catches up? And how should AI governance programs respond when the build
 ers of these systems say they are not yet sure they can control them?\nOur 
 Late-Breaking News ensures you leave the conference informed about the
  issues that matter right now.\n\nThese informal 30-minute, small-group ses
 sions will ask questions and address developments emerging immediately befo
 re and during the conference. Each conversation will be facilitated by an e
 xperienced practitioner or expert, with participants encouraged to share qu
 estions, experiences, concerns, and perspectives. Let's have some 
 timely, candid conversations that help separate the signal from the noise&m
 dash;and translate the latest developments into practical implications for 
 your AI and data governance work.\n\n
DTSTART:20261118T133000
SUMMARY:LBN: Pump the Brakes? The Debate over slowing AI Development
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