AI Prediction Index

One prediction, on the record

“Probability that the AI we build doesn't take over, but that it builds even smarter AI and there is a takeover some day further down the line: 7%”

Founder, Alignment Research Center; formerly head of the language model alignment team at OpenAI

One of a set of credences Christiano published in April 2023; it is conditional on a second-generation AI takeover occurring at an unspecified future date, so it cannot resolve on any fixed calendar deadline.