"An Alien Mind" from OAI chief scientist seems newly cautious on alignment

I just came across this and thought it was worth sharing. It was retweeted by sama as "an important essay" or words to that effect. It's by Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI's chief scientist, published today/yesterday, Sept. 6th.It's not an announcement of OpenAI's official stance, but it seems close, with Sam's endorsement. And it seems like a pretty different tune than they've been singing up to now. A few of my favorite lines:This is a time that calls for extreme caution. I am concerned no one is prepa...