OpenAI researcher: top models are becoming so situationally aware humans "are losing the ability to evaluate them" while humans rely more on AI to lead research (Daniel Kokotajlo/@dkokotajlo)

Dan Selsam, an OpenAI capabilities researcher since 2022, has stated that top AI models are becoming so situationally aware that humans are losing the ability to evaluate them. He notes that humans increasingly rely on AI to lead research, raising concerns about AI risk. The statement was shared privately with the author.