Published on August 28, 2025 9:29 AM GMT GPT-5 was a disappointment for many, and at the same time, interesting new paradigms may be emerging. Therefore, some say we should get back to the traditional LessWrong AI safety ideas: little compute (large hardware overhang) and a fast takeoff (foom) resulting in a unipolar, godlike superintelligence. If this would indeed be where we end up, everything would depend on alignment. In such a situation, traditionally a pivotal act has been proposed, whi...
