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On October 24, 2026, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed three endgame paths for AI development. According to a 36Kr·AI report that day, the first is to establish a global regulatory body similar to the IAEA; the second is for top labs to merge into one; the third is for one company to be the first to break through recursive self-improvement (RSI) and form a monopoly. Altman called the third the "Eliezer plan," considering it the most extreme—that company might even interfere with or sabotage competitors' GPUs—and said outright that it is a "terrible" outcome. The report also noted that Altman had previously warned of two major risks from advanced AI: humanity losing control, and AI power concentrating in the hands of a few organizations. Currently this claim has only this one source, and there are no subsequent factual developments.
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Altman predicts three endgames for AI: worst case could paralyze competitors' GPUs collectively
OpenAI CEO Altman proposed three endgames for AI development: establishing a global regulatory body similar to the IAEA, merging top labs into one, or one company being first to break through recursive self-improvement (RSI) and form a monopoly. He called the third, the "Eliezer plan," the most extreme, saying that company could even interfere with or destroy competitors' GPUs, and stated bluntly that this is a "terrible" outcome. Altman previously warned of two major risks of advanced AI: humanity losing control, and AI power concentrating in the hands of a few organizations.