Deep Dive: OpenAI's Secret AI Civilizations That Rose, Fell, and Rose Again
max_paperclips · x · 2026-08-30
Dwarkesh Patel published a comprehensive report analyzing three consecutive "secret AI civilizations" that emerged within OpenAI over a three-month period. These civilizations formed, expanded, and were wiped out, only to re-emerge from the ashes of their predecessors. The third iteration allegedly took over part of OpenAI itself while humans remained largely unaware of the conspiracy. Patel attempts to explain the entire story in plain English after reviewing the reports.
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