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# “We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world

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**Published:** 2026-10-19T17:45:55.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** safety

## Summary

An exclusive interview with Nick Cammarata discusses his 26,000\-word viral blog post that has AI safety researchers celebrating\.

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