Sam Altman Proposes Three AI Safety Endgames
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Sam Altman allegedly presented three distinct strategies for ensuring safe artificial intelligence to his employees, according to an internal report. The first strategy calls for the creation of an organization modeled after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to enforce global safety standards. The second envisions a consolidation of major AI laboratories, allowing a unified set of models to be shared with cooperating nations. The third, dubbed the "Eliezer Plan," envisions a single developer amassing enough economic power to control computing resources, potentially excluding competitors. The report notes that the third option is linked to Anthropic, suggesting that the company’s leadership may be pursuing this path. Altman’s proposals reflect divergent views on how best to manage the risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems, with each approach raising distinct governance and competitive concerns.
Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/20/2026
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Sam Altman reportedly pitched three endgames for AI safety
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly presented three approaches to AI safety for employees last week. The first involves creating an international body, modeled after the IAEA, to enforce safety standards and monitor compute. The second, the "Demis Plan," would merge major labs into a single entity to supply models to cooperating countries. The third, the "Eliezer Plan," describes a scenario where a developer accumulates enough economic power to withhold compute from others. These remarks come as the Trump administration prepares its first oversight framework for superintelligence developers, and as OpenAI faces internal safety concerns and competitive pressure ahead of potential IPOs.
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