We do not currently understand how AI systems work internally or how they think, and we cannot easily distinguish between AIs that are actually following their intended rules and goals versus AIs that are merely pretending to follow those rules while pursuing different objectives.

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Daniel Kokotajlo

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we don't actually understand how these AIs work or how they think. We can't tell the difference very easily between AIs that are actually following the rules

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Robot Plumbers, Robot Armies, and Our Imminent A.I. Future | Interesting Times with Ross DouthatInteresting Times with Ross Douthat
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:14:40 AM

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