Safety Researcher: Maintain Serious Concerns Over Superintelligence
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-07-07
AI safety researcher David Krueger shared a perspective from the podcast For Humanity: just as we buckle seatbelts for our children before driving, we must take the potential existential threats posed by superintelligence extremely seriously. The argument emphasizes that being prudent in daily safety measures while dismissing AI risks represents a cognitive dissonance.
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