What Salim Ismail has said about AI alignment
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 11, 2026
Salim Ismail, Founder of OpenExO and author on exponential organizations, co-host of Moonshots, has been quoted on AI alignment once in 1 episode of Moonshots with Peter Diamandis, most recently on September 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Ismail criticizes AI labs for raising billions explicitly to build AGI and then expressing alarm about its consequences.
“You are building something to aim for this, and then you're raising your hand going, oh, my God, freaking out that it's coming. I mean, I call bullshit on this”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis: Should we slow down AI progress? | MOONSHOTS #288 (Sep 11, 2026) · Listen from 53:57
Episodes
Should we slow down AI progress? | MOONSHOTS #288Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Sep 11, 2026 · 2 h 44 min
The Moonshots panel and Emad Mostaque debate AI safety resignations, P(doom), the Navier-Stokes solution, data as moat, GPU economics and AI-designed longevity drugs.
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