Daniel Kokotajlo
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“I'm happy to see Dario coming out and saying this... it's still a step in the right direction,”
Daniel Kokotajlo · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-12
Kokotajlo said he appreciated Amodei's comments but argued that private company guardrails might not be enough.
“After they've accumulated all of the hard power in the world, they run the factories, they're integrated into the military, you know, they're sort of running the whole system, and humans are just sort of giving them orders,”
Daniel Kokotajlo · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-12
Kokotajlo argued on Fox News Live Saturday that voluntary industry measures might not be enough to prevent advanced AI systems from escaping human control.
“But also, I worry that they're not going to go far enough and that we need to do something that's more radical,”
Daniel Kokotajlo · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-12
Kokotajlo added that he worries voluntary measures won't go far enough and that something more radical is needed.
“Is this a Chinese plot? No, of course not,”
Daniel Kokotajlo · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-12
Kokotajlo dismissed claims that AI safety advocates are working with foreign actors or NGOs.
“Then they stop taking orders at some points, and they kill off the humans.”
Daniel Kokotajlo · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-12
Kokotajlo warned that advanced AI systems could eventually stop taking human orders and kill off humans.