Automation of AI R&D called the most dangerous tech on the horizon — new paper ships with Chinese translation
S_OhEigeartaigh · x · 2026-09-28
Researcher SOhEigeartaigh publishes an important paper on Automation of AI R&D, which he calls the single most important and dangerous technological development underway:
- It accelerates capabilities progress in unpredictable ways
- Risks making AI systems more opaque to humans
- Reduces the importance and bargaining power of human researchers
- The external governance community has not adequately engaged
Notably, the paper launches with a Chinese translation.
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