Ilya Sutskever
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Position, range and evidence details
Preferred pace: 15; stated catastrophic-risk concern: 72. These are layout units, not percentages or rankings.
Pace range: -35 to 65; concern range: 45 to 95. Ranges show alternative editorial interpretations, not statistical confidence intervals.
Evidence clarity: medium. Basis: primary. Implementation: public-advocacy.
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What this position covers
Personal research ambitions and proposed limits on the most powerful superintelligence. [1] [2] [3]
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What to keep in mind
The proposed power cap has no specified method. Safety is a research aim, not an established property of future systems. [1] [2] [3]
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What they say about the pace of AI
Says his research is ready to be scaled with a larger computer. [1]
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Sutskever statement in the partnership announcement
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What they say about the pace of AI
Supports a cap on the most powerful superintelligence, while leaving the method open. [2]
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01:02:37 to 01:04:10
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What they say about catastrophic risk
His coauthored article warns of human disempowerment or extinction from superintelligence. [3]
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Opening and alignment problem
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What they say about catastrophic risk
Still treats extreme system power and control as central safety concerns. [2]
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00:56:10 to 01:04:10
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The wider picture
Pursues more capable systems while supporting limits on extreme power; control remains a research problem. [1] [2] [3]
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Research pace and release plans
In his November 2025 interview, he gives more weight to incremental release. That concerns deployment, not a general halt to capability research. [2]
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Sources and what we read
1. Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence Inc. and NVIDIA Announce Long-Term Strategic Partnership
Read the issuer announcement linked from SSI, including Sutskever’s attributed research-scaling statement. Primary company announcement, not independent reporting or a capability test. SSI’s update is dated July 26; this release is dated July 27.
2. Ilya Sutskever — We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research
Read the host transcript, especially 00:43:04 to 00:46:47 and 00:56:10 to 01:04:10. The host describes editorially reworked transcripts. The proposed power cap lacks an implementation method; gradual release concerns deployment.
3. Introducing Superalignment
Read the coauthored introduction, research approach and footnotes. Used for historically expressed extinction concern and the distinction between a research aim and a solved control problem. The announced timetable is not treated as a result.
Edition and machine-readable evidence
Content version 0.19.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.
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