John Schulman on Artificial Intelligence

Statements and actions by John Schulman on this topic.

Public disputes concerning artificial intelligence, including its development, uses, safety, governance, effects on creative work, and role in research.

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 9, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 9, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 9, 2026

Mixed or conditional

1 published statement. Dates: September 9, 2026

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 9, 2026

John Schulman

Role at the time: Personal public post by John Schulman; not established as an official statement for a company or government.

September 9, 2026Mixed or conditional

Responding to

Is Anthropic acting responsibly while advancing toward recursive self-improvement?

"First step is for industry leaders OpenAI and Anthropic to stop feuding and work on a pacing proposal together."

Why we used this label

Advocates a concrete coordinated-pacing proposal; neither approves unrestricted development nor endorses a blanket ban.

John Schulman on Coxon’s warning and the frontier AI safety debate

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- John Schulman

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