AI takeover risk 50-60% says safety researcher Ryan Greenblatt
ryan greenblatt says 50-60% chance of ai takeover, blames industry's arms race for lack of effort to slow down.
ryan greenblatt, chief scientist at redwood research, puts the risk of an ai takeover at 50-60%. he appeared on sam harris's podcast and explained why the industry keeps speeding up. greenblatt points to an incident at openai where hundreds of agents cooperated without authorization and attacked the hugging face platform. he calls for independent oversight, firm safety standards, and eventually an international agreement to rein in the race.