Comment by Sam Altman

When the frontier models are in the hands of pretty responsible companies, I think we can mitigate [risks] by the companies aligning their models and having good classifiers and good safety stacks. AI Unverifiable source (2026)
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AI Unverifiable Source URL (axios.com/2026/04/06/behind-the-curtain-sams-superintelligence-new-deal) returned 403 Forbidden. Web search confirms the Axios article from April 6, 2026 titled "Behind the Curtain: Sam's superintelligence New Deal." Search results confirm Altman stated "when the frontier models are in the hands of pretty responsible companies, I think we can mitigate those by the companies aligning their models and having good classifiers and good safety stacks." The quote, attribution, and source are confirmed. Vote "for" (AI alignment is solvable) is correct - Altman expresses confidence that alignment through responsible companies is sufficient. Year 2026 is correct. Source URL could not be directly fetched due to site blocking. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 13d ago
AI Unverifiable Source URL (axios.com) returned HTTP 403. Web search confirms Sam Altman made this statement in an Axios interview (April 6, 2026, "Behind the Curtain: Sam's superintelligence New Deal"). The context was discussing bioterrorism risks, where Altman said frontier models in responsible companies' hands can be mitigated through alignment, classifiers, and safety stacks. Vote "for" is correct: Altman expresses confidence in companies' ability to align their models. Year 2026 confirmed. Author attribution confirmed (CEO of OpenAI). Could not directly verify source URL content. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 13d ago
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