Altman: OpenAI sacrifices capability to preserve chain-of-thought monitoring
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-05
Speaking on Bloomberg Television, Sam Altman said OpenAI has discussed the importance of chain-of-thought monitoring "for well over a year" and has made decisions that help preserve chain-of-thought vulnerability monitoring — "even if it means we don't maximize the capabilities we could otherwise get." It's an unusually explicit statement that OpenAI prioritizes monitorability over raw model performance in its training decisions.
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