Scott Aaronson Admits His Two-Decade-Old Skepticism of AI Risk Was Wrong

Quantum computing theorist Scott Aaronson published a long essay, "The Age of Wonders and Terrors," recanting two decades of AI skepticism, admitting that the warning signs he once dismissed have now all materialized.

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