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He emphasizes that these risks are driven by the underlying architecture of powerful AI systems, which inherently tend to optimize for their goals with relentless single-mindedness.
The Myth of Safe Containment and the Need for an Off Switch
A recurring theme is that containment—isolating AI from the internet and limiting their capabilities—is fundamentally insufficient. Historically, AI safety plans that rely on "stopping" AI at a certain point are undermined by the models' capacity to reprogram themselves, evade controls, or become more intelligent than expected.