[Anatole Jakovenco: AI R&D Should Not Be Halted Until It Improves Crop Yields for the Poor] Solana co-founder Anatoly Jakovenco stated that AI R&D should not be halted until doubling crop yields can provide marginal benefits to the poorest 1 billion people. Jakovenco cited researcher Dankrad Feist's view on pausing the training of cutting-edge AI models. Feist argues that continuing to advance advanced models would significantly increase risks and advocates for a temporary slowdown to allow society time to adapt.