Christiano said: "if we tried to develop AI along the most rapid trajectory, if we said we're just going to build this as quickly as we can in the easiest way we can, we would be looking at something like a coin flip of an AI takeover." (15:50)

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if we tried to develop AI along the most rapid trajectory, if we said we're just going to build this as quickly as we can in the easiest way we can, we would be looking at something like a coin flip of an AI takeover.

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Paul Christiano: AI Alignment - What's Working and What's Not | The Hinton Lectures 2026 (Night 1)
The Hinton Lectures (YouTube) · 2026-11-09

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High risk of an AI takeover within three years, Paul Christiano says 15 Nov 2026

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