
Will RSI Break the Economy? | Aidan McLaughlin
Aidan McLaughlin joins MTS to discuss recursive self-improvement timelines, the shift from capabilities to alignment research, and how AI models are already uplifting researcher productivity at OpenAI. MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens. Follow MTS: X | https://twitter.com/MTSlive YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763 Substack | https://mtslive.substack.com/ Interested in sponsoring the show? sponsors@mts.now -- Brought to you by: Lovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/ ElevenLabs - AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mts Arena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. https://arena.ai/ Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.com AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com -- Timestamps: (00:01) Introduction (00:03) Expectations for Recursive Self-Improvement (00:08) Global Impact of Superintelligence (00:10) Fears Around Model Alignment (00:16) Internal Codex Productivity Uplift (00:17) AI in Macroproductivity Statistics (00:19) Working at Frontier AI Labs (00:22) Aidan's Path to AI Research -- Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.