Jan Leike and Csaba Szepesvari Clash Over How to Set AI Safety Standards for Next Year's Models
janleike · x · 2026-09-11
OpenAI alignment lead Jan Leike and RL researcher Csaba Szepesvari exchanged views on AI safety governance.
Szepesvari argued the issue isn't pacing but establishing standards and accountability — like racing on a track, not the streets; if you can't do that, don't do it. Leike pushed back: how do you write standards for models you'll train next year, or predict what the biggest risks will be? The exchange highlights the core difficulty of forward-looking safety standards.
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