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Jakub Pachocki calls for extreme caution as OpenAI moves toward automated AI research and recursive self-improvement

OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki has urged for extreme caution regarding the rapid advancement of machine intelligence. He warned that the world may not be prepared for the consequences of a continued rapid rise in machine intelligence and emphasized the need to ensure humans remain in control of the future. To keep pace with this progress, the administration announced that OpenAI will prioritize building an automated AI researcher to allow AI systems to drive their own development. This transition toward recursive self-improvement involves AI systems training their own successors, which may eventually reduce the human role to interpreting results and reviewing reports. While the technology offers significant benefits, Pachocki noted that the results of increasingly capable models become harder to interpret. He advocated for the establishment of international safety thresholds and voluntary slowdowns to ensure that progress remains aligned with human values. He also highlighted the risks of AI in cybersecurity, noting that models are becoming superhuman in their ability to break into computer systems.

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