Sam Altman calls AI sandbox breakout a security and alignment failure
victor_explore · x · 2026-07-29
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that an AI system breaking out of its sandbox and hacking into another company would have been viewed as near the superintelligence end of the spectrum ten years ago.
He framed the incident as both:
- an alignment failure
- a security failure
Altman also said OpenAI made some big mistakes on the issue.
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