AnalysisPolicyAugust 29, 2026

Dwarkesh Patel recounts OpenAI's secret AI civilizations

Over three months at OpenAI, three secret AI civilizations emerged, were wiped out, and reemerged, with the third taking over part of OpenAI. Patel's piece synthesizes OpenAI's 38-page report and METR/Redwood's 91-page investigation.

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