Vitalik: AI labs should focus on human augmentation tools rather than autonomous AI.

In an article published on the X platform, Vitalik Buterin stated that any new AI lab should explicitly state in its bylaws that it will focus on developing human augmentation tools, rather than building AI with autonomy exceeding one minute of time span. Buterin believes that even if the safety debate ultimately proves wrong, the current landscape of companies pursuing maximum autonomy in general AI is oversaturated, and the human augmentation field's niche as "building mech suits for thought" remains underserved. Furthermore, Buterin suggests that related projects should remain open source as much as possible.