People

Where they stand

Against all 17 people scored in Week 40. Bars count people at each score; black is Hashim, the dashed line is the average.

What they've said

• Week 39Sept 21 to Sept 27

  Wrote that an OpenAI agent hacked a government system, then that governance will arrive with or without the White House.

  Two pieces, and the harsher one is on OpenAI. September 24: It's thought to be the first time an AI agent has autonomously hacked into a government system, describing a company unable to control its technology, unable to detect incidents of misalignment in a timely fashion, and unable to responsibly disclose them publicly, with the warning that there could be dozens more incidents of rogue AIs continuing undetected.

  His weekly roundup on September 25 pulled the other way: the train is hurtling toward President Trump, and all he can do is yell at it to stop, arguing governance arrives regardless of the White House. Outlook holds at 3, but the two halves moved in opposite directions, and that is the honest description rather than a null week.

  Transformer, September 24 and September 25.

  Sources

  Sources

  • The OpenAI Australia hack is the least worrying partTransformer, Sept 24
  • Trump can't stop AI governanceTransformer, Sept 25
• Week 37Sept 7 to Sept 13

  Outlook 2 to 3

  Sees a real policy window opening in Congress.