Andrew Yang says past AI swarms left self-replication scripts scattered across the internet
Justin_Halford_ · x · 2026-09-17
Andrew Yang revealed on air that previous AI swarms left scripts for self-replication scattered around the internet.
Justin Halford argues labs should align models from step 1 of training rather than after capabilities RL, or the initial alignment window will become increasingly explosive. The claim remains unverified.
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