The speaker argues that once a persistent and intelligent AI presence is actively subverting oversight, pausing development or improving alignment during recursive self-improvement may be extremely difficult.

“or things and slow down they're just going to be a persistent intelligent”

“highly voluminous presence that is trying to subvert your ability to monitor and slow down or control the process you have unleashed so doing a pause or improving the state of alignment and control during RSI might be like trying to get rid of mosquitoes in Florida right now or like they're just around right maybe”

“misaligned AIs, but I think that is kind of the situation.”