One rainy evening at a bar, Eliezer told Sam Altman"AI could be the end of us, your research has to halt, manWe can't maintain control; alignment isn't the default, manSo just in case, slow down your pace," Eliezer told Sam Altman"Slow down yourself, it's not so bad," said Sam to Eliezer"We'll dial the caution up when there's a danger we can measureAnd once we've got a lead, we'll solve alignment at our leisureThen even odds, we'll be as gods," said Sam to EliezerWith downcast eyes and heavy heart, Eliezer left Sam AltmanSome years go by, and AGI progresses to assault manAtop a pile of paper clips he screams "It's not my fault, man!"But Eliezer's long since dead, and cannot hear Sam Altman.-Scott Alexander, "The Ballad Of Eliezer Yudkowsky And Sam Altman"