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Thomas Dietterich proposes gating automated AI self-improvement, but Csaba Szepesvari argues frontier training costs must drop first

The proposal requires independent third parties to validate each phase

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Thomas G. Dietterich@tdietterich#548inTech

@DavidSKrueger Automated self-improvement should be gated with careful testing at each gate before engaging in the next stage. Testing should involve third parties. Designing this process should be a top priority (and an open process).

David Krueger 🦥 ⏸️ ⏹️ ⏪@DavidSKrueger

I'm in favor of slowing down this train before we go off the cliff IF, and I feel it's important to emphasize this, IF we can do so *elegantly*.

5:15 PM · Jun 5, 2026 · 1.6K Views

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Csaba Szepesvari@CsabaSzepesvari

@tdietterich @DavidSKrueger Nah, where's the fun in that? For one thing, it would make it so much harder to scare people with AI. Clearly, this is a bad idea! [Btw before this automation happens, cost of producing a frontier model needs to drop by some magnitudes. When that happens..]

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