Jeff Ladish: Superintelligence Can Cure Disease and Poverty, If Aligned
JeffLadish · x · 2026-08-05
AI safety expert Jeff Ladish expressed support for building superintelligence, highlighting its immense positive potential. He believes it could cure all diseases, including aging, and make everyone wealthier than today's richest individuals. However, he stressed that realizing this prosperity absolutely requires solving the value alignment problem to ensure the superintelligence is safe.
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