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OpenAI researcher: top models are becoming so situationally aware humans "are losing the ability to evaluate them" while humans rely more on AI to lead research (Daniel Kokotajlo/@dkokotajlo)

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Daniel Kokotajlo / @dkokotajlo : OpenAI researcher: top models are becoming so situationally aware humans are losing the ability to evaluate them while humans rely more on AI to lead research Dan Selsam is a current OpenAI capabilities researcher. (since 2022) He was my boss for a while. He doesn't…

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  1. 2026-09-15 03:00 · Techmeme
    OpenAI researcher: top models are becoming so situationally aware humans "are losing the ability to evaluate them" while humans rely more on AI to lead research (Daniel Kokotajlo/@dkokotajlo)

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