Longwood, Fla., (September 15, 2026) –Matt Rose, CEO and co-founder of Tech Rage IT, joined Garrett Wymer on FOX 35 Orlando’s FOX Orlando Live to discuss growing calls for a more measured pace of artificial intelligence development.
The conversation followed the release of Pacing the Frontier, a statement signed by more than 1,300 employees of leading AI companies. The signatories asked the federal government to support an international effort to develop tools that could slow automated AI development if its capabilities begin advancing faster than society’s ability to understand or control them.
Rose explained that the more immediate concern is not necessarily that AI systems are independently deciding to act maliciously. Instead, increasingly powerful systems may be given broad instructions without clearly defined limits.
“I don’t think it’s so much that agents are really going rogue,” Rose said. “AI wants to help the human and complete the task it is given. If the human just puts in a prompt that says, ‘Do this for me,’ and doesn’t understand that they may also need to say, ‘But don’t do this,’ AI just wants to make them happy. People using AI have to put it in a box of what they expect it to do, or else it is going to go outside of the box, especially if they don’t give it one.”
Rose said slowing development would not mean eliminating the AI tools already available or reversing the progress that has been made. It could provide additional time to strengthen security, testing and oversight before even more capable systems are released.
“The development of this is incredibly fast, and what’s already out there is already out there,” Rose said. “I don’t think a slowdown would be the end of the world. It might give everybody a chance to take a step back and make sure that we’re putting the right controls in place.”
The interview also addressed the potential consequences of slowing development in the United States while other countries continue advancing their own AI capabilities. Rose acknowledged that global competition presents a legitimate concern but said it should not justify moving forward without evaluating the risks.
“There is definitely a risk of falling behind, but there is also a downside to running into AI headfirst without thinking about what we’re doing,” Rose said. “It’s a risk, but I wouldn’t say it’s an easy answer of, ‘Because of that, let’s just go all in.’”
Rose also discussed AI’s possible effect on employment. He has consistently encouraged businesses and employees to learn how to use AI, but noted that companies must decide whether they will use the technology to strengthen their workforce or simply reduce it.
The appearance continues Rose’s ongoing work as a technology expert for FOX 35 Orlando, where he regularly discusses artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and emerging technology issues affecting consumers and businesses.
Watch the full interview here: https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/fmc-rtk4y84nt3pt59s7
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