Robert Wright’s new book ties today’s AI systems to a plausible World War III path
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-07-24
Steven Strogatz endorses Robert Wright’s new book The God Test and says he found it riveting. The quoted post argues that the recent Hugging Face hacking incident suggests a clear path by which models no more capable than today’s systems could still contribute to World War III, and it cites media coverage and expert commentary to make the case.
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