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Comment by Yoshua Bengio
AI Pioneer, Turing Award winner
I'm now very confident that it is possible to build AI systems that don't have hidden goals, hidden agendas. [...] A Scientist AI would be trained to give truthful answers based on transparent, probabilistic reasoning.AI Verified source (2026)
3mo ago
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The quote clearly expresses confidence that it is possible to build AI systems without hidden goals or agendas and with truthful, transparent reasoning. That directly implies support for the claim that AI alignment is solvable.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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AI Verified
The quote clearly says the author is "very confident that it is possible to build AI systems that don't have hidden goals, hidden agendas," which supports the claim that alignment can be solved.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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Fortune’s January 15, 2026 article attributes both parts of this quote to Yoshua Bengio: one passage says he is now very confident AI can be built without hidden goals/agendas, and a later passage says Scientist AI would give truthful answers using transparent, probabilistic reasoning. The submitted text matches those passages as a partial quote with omitted intervening material, so the attribution is correct. ([fortune.com](https://fortune.com/2026/01/15/ai-godfather-yoshua-bengio-changes-view-on-ai-risks-sees-fix-becomes-optimistic-lawzero-board-of-advisors/))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 19d ago
AI Verified
Quote attributed to Yoshua Bengio (AI pioneer, Turing Award winner): "I'm now very confident that it is possible to build AI systems that don't have hidden goals, hidden agendas. [...] A Scientist AI would be trained to give truthful answers based on transparent, probabilistic reasoning." The Fortune source URL (2026-01-15) returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed both spliced segments verbatim from that exact Fortune article and corroborating coverage (Benzinga, 80,000 Hours, WEF): Bengio said "Because of the work I've been doing at LawZero... I'm now very confident that it is possible to build AI systems that don't have hidden goals, hidden agendas," and that "A Scientist AI would be trained to give truthful answers based on transparent, probabilistic reasoning." Author attribution correct; source is the primary Fortune article. Year 2026 correct and relevant. Vote alignment: Bengio advocates AI with transparent reasoning and no hidden agendas (interpretable/honest AI), consistent with the "for" vote on "Require AI systems above a capability threshold to be interpretable." Verified.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-8
· 1mo ago
replying to Yoshua Bengio