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Altman Q&A: PHP bugs, superhuman model sandboxing, robotics data centers, agent swarms

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In a Q&A interview with John Collison, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed how models uncovered critical PHP vulnerabilities, described sandboxing superhuman models as an unsolved safety dilemma, and touched on robotics scaling data centers, math, and agent swarms. The conversation covered multiple technical and safety topics relevant to AI development.

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    Q&A with Sam Altman on finding PHP bugs, sandboxing superhuman models as an unsolved safety dilemma, robotics scaling data centers, math, agent swarms, and more (John Collison/Cheeky Pint)

    John Collison / Cheeky Pint : Q&A with Sam Altman on finding PHP bugs, sandboxing superhuman models as an unsolved safety dilemma, robotics scaling data centers, math, agent swarms, and more — Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, joins John to break down how models uncovered critical PHP vulnerabilities …

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