Sam Altman’s 2015 warning on air-gapped AI containment resurfaces
connoraxiotes · x · 2026-07-25
- A repost of HumanHarlan quoting Sam Altman’s 2015 view that strong containment measures, such as air-gapped computers, would likely fail once AI became powerful enough.
- The post frames this as a long-standing warning about the limits of keeping a superintelligent AI boxed in.
- No new product or policy announcement is included; the value is the historical quote and its relevance to current AI safety debates.
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