Sam Altman on the dangers of recursive self-improvement: “[RSI] is a very dangerous thing to push on. the world is going to need some speed limits or whatever on how quickly we let RSI go.” and later when describing scenarios when things go very wrong: “… there’s like a loss of control accident to AI or an intentional loss of control. Some lab says I’m going to push the button on RSI to make sure we have the power.” but the question is, if breaking the speed limit means winning the AI race…

Matthew Berman@MatthewBerman3d ago

My interview with Sam Altman (@sama): 0:00 Intro 0:52 When Will AI Discover New Treatments? 3:31 Why AI Hasn’t Killed Coding Jobs 11:47 Personal AI Assistants 15:39 Why Are We Busier Than Ever? 20:10 Why the AI Consciousness Debate Worries Sam 26:09 ChatGPT Is Too Agreeable 30:03 OpenAI’s Bet on Chips and Cheaper Compute 34:20 Why AI Needs a New Kind of Computer 37:41 Sam on Pressure: “Pick the Big Thing” 42:18 Why “AI Will Cure Cancer” Isn’t Enough