Toby Ord: biggest AI risks lie in internally deployed models

Toby Ord, relayed by Ben Todd, argues the greatest AI risks—loss of control and power concentration—come from models deployed internally by firms and governments, making mandatory pre-deployment testing of limited value; such testing mainly mitigates misuse, which he deems a second-tier priority.

2026-11-12 ~ 2026-11-12 · 3 related posts

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