Researcher admits his prediction that text-to-image would incubate AI control research was falsified
jd_pressman · x · 2026-10-16
AI researcher jdpressman revisits his old prediction that text-to-image would be retrospectively seen as the incubator for much of the best AI control research — and admits it was clearly falsified. He says he wasn't scale-pilled enough and overestimated the lifespan of and interest in text-to-image models, which LLMs have been encroaching on since 4o, with text control now very good.
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