OpenAI capabilities researcher Dan Selsam shares personal statement on AI risk
ruthstarkman · x · 2026-09-15
Dan Selsam, an OpenAI capabilities researcher since 2022, shared a personal statement on AI risk drawing on 15+ years across paradigms including probabilistic programming. Ruth Starkman responds that even if behavioral evidence of alignment becomes less trustworthy, it strengthens the case for external controls: permissions, containment, monitoring and limits on agent capabilities.
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