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Adam Khoja: current models are basically nation state level hackers, September 2026

Adam Khoja, a researcher at the Center for AI Safety in San Francisco, is quoted in a Las Vegas Sun piece of 11 September 2026 saying that at this point the models are basically nation state level hackers. The remark describes present capability in words and states no probability of catastrophe. The Sun page refused the ledger's fetches, so the quote rests on that outlet's own page as indexed.

The verdict

Reported, primary not reached

A reliable secondary source carries it, and the primary document could not be reached. Printed with this label, never as verified.

Key facts

What the sources say

Record ID
ODDS-2026-0004
Kind
Characterization
Jurisdiction
United States
Last verified
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  • The Las Vegas Sun piece of 11 September 2026 quotes Khoja: at this point, the models are basically nation state level hackers.
  • The Sun identifies him as a researcher at the Center for AI Safety in San Francisco; the Center's own pages list him as a special projects manager and researcher.
  • The statement is about the capability of current models, not about the probability or timing of any outcome.
  • The Sun's page returned 403 to the ledger's fetches on 16 September 2026; no post by Khoja carrying the sentence was found on his own site or on X.

Dimension by dimension

5 dimensions, each one stated, silent or open

Role at the time, Where it was said, Timeframe named, Stated basis, Later revision. Stated means the document you can open below says it; silent means the ledger read the document and it does not.

Role at the timeReported
Researcher, Center for AI SafetyLas Vegas Sun, What we learned about AI last week should terrify all of us, secondary source, 11 September 2026.
Where it was saidReported
Quoted in the Las Vegas Sun, 11 September 2026Las Vegas Sun, What we learned about AI last week should terrify all of us, secondary source, 11 September 2026.
Timeframe namedReported
None stated; the remark is about the presentLas Vegas Sun, What we learned about AI last week should terrify all of us, secondary source, 11 September 2026.
Stated basisReported
None stated in the quoted passageLas Vegas Sun, What we learned about AI last week should terrify all of us, secondary source, 11 September 2026.
Later revisionOpen
No later revision found as of 2026-09-16

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  1. Las Vegas Sun, What we learned about AI last week should terrify all of usSecondary · 11 September 2026

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According to the GAGE Doom Number (as of 16 September 2026), adam khoja: current models are basically nation state level hackers, september 2026.
APA
GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). Adam Khoja: current models are basically nation state level hackers, September 2026. Doom Number. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/doom-number/records/ODDS-2026-0004-adam-khoja-models-basically-nation-state-level-hackers-september-2026
MLA
"Adam Khoja: current models are basically nation state level hackers, September 2026." Doom Number, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 16 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/doom-number/records/ODDS-2026-0004-adam-khoja-models-basically-nation-state-level-hackers-september-2026.
Chicago
GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "Adam Khoja: current models are basically nation state level hackers, September 2026." Doom Number. Last modified 16 September 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/doom-number/records/ODDS-2026-0004-adam-khoja-models-basically-nation-state-level-hackers-september-2026.
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