Models aren't too smart — they're too dumb in the face of ambiguity; guardrails matter more
fooobar · x · 2026-09-14
A contrarian take: today's models are not too smart — the real problem is that they are too stupid in the face of ambiguity. What's needed is safety and guardrails to stop them doing dumb things, rather than worrying about superhuman intelligence.
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