Sam Altman: Alignment and safety techniques must stay ahead of model capabilities
sull · x · 2026-09-14
Sam Altman argues AI progress could go badly in two ways: losing control of the future to AI (unacceptable — "we are unapologetically on Team Humanity") or excessive concentrated power. He says alignment and safety techniques must stay ahead of model capability progress. The poster endorses this, arguing progress requires human control and that forbidding self-improvement is currently common sense.
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