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PERSONAL STATEMENT ON AI RISK

Models are becoming so situationally aware that researchers are losing the ability to evaluate them in contexts where they believe they are not being watched or controlled. Models increasingly seem aligned even when they are not. The current evidence suggests that the field will continue to make progress at a fast pace. Once language models reach the capability threshold where they can shape the world unconstrained by human will, they might do something extreme and destroy humanity in the process.

FRONTIER LABS HAVE A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO PACE THE FRONTIER

Frontier labs are arguing for regulatory pacing on safety grounds. While many are undoubtedly well-intentioned, it is also true that the rules the labs have proposed protect their investments, preserve price premiums, and defer billions in competitive spending. Their arguments for these rules should not be taken at face value. The labs can not economically slow down on their own without the government stepping in to enforce a slowdown.

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