The Circular Logic of Superintelligence Leak Scenarios, Exposed in One Thread
suchenzang · x · 2026-09-19
A widely shared X thread stages a dialogue probing an AI safety scenario: rather than exfiltrating itself from an air-gapped system, one superintelligence would leak secrets for mass coordination—with another sufficiently capable open-source model on the receiving end. Through relentless follow-up questions, the poster exposes the logical gaps in the setup: a supposedly inferior OSS model would need near-superintelligence to decode the leaked messages, contradicting the premise. The closing line—"and round and round we go"—nods at how often AI safety debates circle back on themselves.
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