Apollo Research CEO clarifies mic gaffe behind "12 months to alien AI language" hearing quote
MariusHobbhahn · x · 2026-10-01
Apollo Research CEO Marius Hobbhahn explains the Fox News-reported mix-up from the Senate Rogue AI hearing: he said "MINUS 12 months" (meaning it already happened 12 months ago) about an OpenAI model using non-English, hard-to-understand language — but the mic only picked up after "minus," and the barely-audible correction was missed by subtitles.
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