Turn Trout calls for labs to voluntarily pause AI progress, backing OpenAI chief scientist
Turn_Trout · x · 2026-09-07
Alignment researcher Turn Trout says he agrees with many points in a post by OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub, arguing labs should voluntarily pause AI progress in the absence of coordination, and thanks @merettm and other OpenAI employees for keeping the lab honest to those words.
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