# Separate the Supply of Intelligence from Authority by Satya Nadella > "We can't treat Super Intelligence as a set of nested black boxes and simply accept or reject its recommendations, answers, and actions. We must build contained systems whose behavior we can observe, limits we can test, and actions we can always contain. In other words, we need to separate the supply of intelligence from the authority over it." > **— Satya Nadella**, *Models as Insider Risks in the Super Intelligence Era, October 10, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Original X article:** [Models as Insider Risks in the Super Intelligence Era, October 10, 2026](https://x.com/satyanadella/status/2108931348857827686) — The complete essay is preserved by [Thread Navigator](https://threadnavigator.com/thread/2108931348857827686/). - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] — preserves the full event chronology, source classification and surrounding context. The Reminder uses one complete continuous passage without brackets or ellipses. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028|The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028]] - **Research index:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Satya Nadella|Satya Nadella]] - [[wiki/Microsoft|Microsoft]] - [[wiki/Agentic AI|Agentic AI]] - [[wiki/AI Control|AI Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We can't treat Super Intelligence as a set of nested black boxes and simply accept or reject its recommendations, answers, and actions. We must build contained systems whose behavior we can observe, limits we can test, and actions we can always contain. In other words, we need to separate the supply of intelligence from the authority over it." — Satya Nadella, Models as Insider Risks in the Super Intelligence Era, October 10, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-satya-nadella-separate-intelligence-authority ```