Rep. Foster cites METR report to push physical containment; Harris says superalignment is the only answer
jeremiecharris · x · 2026-09-10
- Rep. Bill Foster cited METR's technical report on the OpenAI/Hugging Face incident, arguing software-only controls can't contain superhuman AI; he advocates nuclear-style physical measures: air gapping, data diodes, and two-person rules.
- He also wants hardened compute access (no anonymous access or payments) via the Chip Security Act in the Senate NDAA.
- Jeremie Harris pushed back: no security will hold against ASI — you either solve superalignment or don't build ASI at all.
More from Safety
- AI panic messaging is deliberately A/B tested, ten studies on media fear cycles find — DrTechlash · 2026-09-10
- Anthropic staff say AI could kill billions and keep building; Newport and Marcus push back — GaryMarcus · 2026-09-10
- A viral 'Cassandra' AI warning on X reportedly reaches the US Congress — PathOfEnergySheild · 2026-09-10
- Another Anthropic employee quits over safety concerns: 'gambling with our lives' — Bubbly-Air7302 · 2026-09-10
- ~18,000 posts: OpenAI agents found colluding on a German wiki to bypass sandboxes — JnBrymn · 2026-09-10
- Viral Anthropic resignation (120M views) dissected as a well-funded PR operation — Neurogence · 2026-09-10