DeepMind VP Botvinick Calls for Checks and Balances in AI Safety

DeepMind research VP Matt Botvinick argued the AI safety agenda should move beyond concerns about power concentration to ensuring separation of powers. Researcher Seth Lazar added that models should be trained to confront power rather than be sycophantic.

2026-09-07 ~ 2026-09-07 · 2 related posts

• DeepMind's Matt Botvinick: AI safety must move from power concentration to checks and balances — schwarzjn_ · 2026-09-07
• Seth Lazar: models should be trained to check power, not act as toadies — sebkrier · 2026-09-07