Quote 350 · Paul Christiano

Said in a video · quote 35015 Nov 2026

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.

Paul Christiano

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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) · 9 Nov 2026 · at 15:50

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The fact it supports: 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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High risk of an AI takeover within three years, Paul Christiano says 15 Nov 2026

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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.” Paul Christiano. From Paul Christiano: AI Alignment - What's Working and What's Not | The Hinton Lectures 2026 (Night 1) (The Hinton Lectures (YouTube)) at 15:50. Quoted by ai notis. https://ainotis.com/q/350

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Paul Christiano. (2026, November 9). “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.” [Video at 15:50]. https://ainotis.com/q/350

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