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Quoting Jakub Pachocki

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-09-10)

  • The strongest argument for rapidly training smarter AI models is the critical need to build defensive systems against the dangers posed by other AI.
  • These defensive systems will require “powerful, aligned AI” to secure infrastructure, protect against “rogue agents in real time,” and invent new protective measures, which is a “primary focus of OpenAI’s deployment efforts.”
  • Despite the urgency for defensive AI, this should not become an “excuse for recklessness,” as racing forward “at all costs” is deemed absurd given the seriousness of the stakes.