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Daniel Kokotajlo
Daniel Kokotajlo is a former OpenAI researcher and AI safety forecaster associated with the AI 2027 scenario.
Circuit updated August 7, 2026
Notable quotes
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“if it gets to the point where the AIs can do everything that humans can do and better and faster and cheaper, then whatever that new job is that you might have switched to, that the AIs can switch to that too.”
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“I'd say something like 70% chance this goes horribly wrong like human extinction, but that's just one of several possibilities.”
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“I think it'll be sudden because of the intelligence explosion dynamics or recursive self-improvement dynamics.”
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“the mass unemployment doesn't happen until 2028 or 2029 after they already have superintelligence.”
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“Probably not podcasters, I think.”
Daniel Kokotajlo · The Diary of a CEO
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