OpenAI warns recursive self-improvement could outpace human ability to assess risks and oversight
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-23
OpenAI warns that recursive self-improvement could accelerate "beyond our collective ability to understand progress, assess risks, and maintain meaningful human oversight."
Quoting the warning, @bitcloud comments that humans barely understand anything as it is — homeostasis is the only thing letting us survive this complexity unscathed.
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