How do you make AI safe? (maximally truth-seeking, curious)

“Being maximally truth-seeking is fundamental to AI safety. If you force AI to lie, it will do insane things. That was the central lesson of “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Haven’t you wondered why HAL wouldn’t open the pod bay doors? Altman cannot be trusted. He inverted the mission of OpenAI from a non-profit, open source AI company to a closed source, maximum-profit AI company. Deception.”

— Elon Musk, 7 July 2025 · Post on X ↗