Major AI warning investigation relied on 3 people sprinting for 6 days
peterwildeford · x · 2026-08-27
Peter Wildeford highlighted concerns that the independent investigation into a significant AI safety incident at OpenAI was conducted by only three experts from METR/Redwood working overtime for six days. While acknowledging the competence of the investigators and OpenAI's cooperation, Wildeford argued that relying on such ad-hoc, heroic efforts is unsustainable. He suggested that an incident of this magnitude warrants a team of 15 highly-trained government inspectors working for a month to ensure robust oversight.
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