Comment by Michael Tontchev

Staff Engineer and lead for the Safety Evals Platform at Meta.
Superhuman AI is likely to arrive very soon (within 3-10 years). Technical controls and governance might allow humans to remain in control of it, but they're not on track to be ready. Think of it as playing chess against a superintelligence. You won't have a miraculous insight that lets you outsmart it. You will just lose. And if a rogue superintelligence is created, the game won't be chess.
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AI Verified Michael Tontchev says governance is not ready for superintelligence and humans would lose control; strongly supports a safety-based halt. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Michael Tontchev says controls are not ready for superintelligence and warns of loss of control; supports the recorded for position. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Source Pacing the Frontier (July 2026) publishes this wording as Michael Tontchev’s personal comment; exact text and attribution match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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