Comment by Jakub Pachocki

As we outlined recently with Sam, OpenAI prioritizes work in service of three north stars: 1. Navigating the next period of AI progress, by building an automated AI researcher, iterating with it on the alignment problem and finding ways for people to remain part of the self-improvement loop. 2. Delivering the benefits of scientific progress and economic growth that very intelligent machines enable. 3. Empowering everyone individually with a personal AGI. I have focused in this essay only on the first point, as I believe it is by far the most urgent. However, I hold a deep hope and appreciation for the benefits that further technological progress will bring. Future aligned AI could advance science, develop new therapies, and bring about broad material abundance.