The Cognitive Revolution · Saturday, August 8, 2026
Dan Balsam believes that while monitoring techniques are improving, intentional design of safety controls during the training process is crucial. He also indicated that certain training techniques are too problematic to be used at this time.
“Why he's reasonably optimistic about monitoring techniques, but nevertheless believes that we will ultimately have no choice but to intentionally design techniques that control what models learn in the training process.”
“And what he thinks the AI research community would ideally do going forward.”
“He also shares some of his favorite use cases of Silico so far, dispels internet rumors about hidden research agendas at Good Fire, stating plainly that there are none, and even offers a glimpse into what the researchers at Good Fire are actively discussing around the lunch table these days, which perhaps unsurprisingly, given recent research, emphasizes the mysteries around AI welfare and consciousness.”