# roon says fighting an AI intelligence explosion keeps losing to new capabilities

> Original title: fighting for control over a runaway intelligence explosion will continuously look like “wow I didn’t know you could DO that with mere bit...

- Source: roon
- Published: 2026-10-27T06:10:10.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/zzim7p9r1v04zp67u5grqoodk
- Original: https://x.com/tszzl/status/2114962843921678444

## Summary

roon, an OpenAI researcher, writes that control over a runaway intelligence explosion will repeatedly reveal surprising new capabilities from mere bits and atoms, and that humans will keep losing. The post quotes danintheory's announcement of three discoveries in mathematics, computer science, and physics, linked to an OpenAI post on building scientific understanding with academic communities.

## Post

fighting for control over a runaway intelligence explosion will continuously look like “wow I didn’t know you could DO that with mere bits and atoms” and then losing

## Quoted post @danintheory

> We are announcing three new discoveries in mathematics, computer science, and physics about harmonic analysis, complexity theory, and quantum field theory.
> 
> https://openai.com/index/building-scientific-understanding-with-academic-communities/

https://x.com/danintheory/status/2114833682469122314