# Leading AI Labs Can Slow Down Themselves by Reid Hoffman > “[AI labs already] in the lead can slow down anytime [they] like.” > **— Reid Hoffman**, *Sep. 16, 2026; Co-founder, LinkedIn; technology investor* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/reid-hoffman-dismisses-ai-doomers-193616401.html) — PRESS / DIRECT QUOTATION • Business Insider / Yahoo Tech — same Politico Decoded Summit coverage Supplied exact wording: “You’re in the lead, you can slow down anytime you like.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On frontier-lab leaders who are already ahead and are calling for an industry-wide slowdown:” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets in the Reminder make the supplied source context explicit. Supplied wording variant(s): “You’re in the lead, you can slow down anytime you like.” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “[AI labs already] in the lead can slow down anytime [they] like.” — Reid Hoffman, Sep. 16, 2026; Co-founder, LinkedIn; technology investor https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-reid-hoffman-leading-ai-labs-can-slow-down-themselves ```