# Altman says limits on single AI model intelligence may be needed

> Original title: Sam Altman says the world may need to cap how smart a single AI model is allowed to get

- Source: Rohan Paul
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:27:26.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/qkpmhnhkguzy9tmhlns4io2cr
- Original: https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2115842959644258684

## Summary

Sam Altman says the world may need to agree to limits on how smart single AI models are allowed to get for a long time. He argues that any resulting lack of progress would come from that decision, not from AI's inability to do good research.

## Post

Sam Altman says the world may need to cap how smart a single AI model is allowed to get

> "I kind of think that, at least for a while, maybe for a long while, we are going to have to agree to some limits about how smart we let these single models get. 
But, a lack of progress will come from that decision. Not from the AI's inability to do good research."

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