Eliezer Yudkowsky warns that unchecked AI could become an existential threat
notkilleveryoneist · reddit · 2026-07-27
A clip featuring Eliezer Yudkowsky shows him warning that if a dangerous AI system is not shut down, people and their families could die.
The post is essentially a stark reminder of Yudkowsky’s core AGI-risk message: that advanced AI could become an existential threat, and that the response must be much more serious than casual optimism or incremental safety tweaks.
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