AI safety essay calls for third-party audits and mandated safety bars on scaling
dgrobinson · x · 2026-09-07
Safety researcher merettm published "An Alien Mind," an essay on the state of AI, concerns about the next few years, and keeping the future in humanity's hands. The key quote, endorsed by multiple researchers: scaling AI must be constrained by confidence in safety, evolving commitments like the Preparedness Framework and Responsible Scaling Policy into widely mandated safety bars enforced by third-party auditors, government agencies, or international bodies.
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