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'.. if a value-aligned, safety-conscious project comes close to building AGI before we do, we commit to stop competing with and start assisting this project. '

Which such project is that, though? And would it accept OpenAI's assistance?

AGI, having access to our world, is precarious as alignment with humans is never guaranteed. Having a buffering medium, aka a simulation environment where AI operates might be a better in-between solution.