Non-ASI AI could still cause a global catastrophe, says David Manheim
davidmanheim · x · 2026-07-27
- The author argues that it may not take AGI for humanity to trigger a global catastrophe or even extinction.
- The post frames this as a broader AI safety concern: we should want to prevent catastrophic outcomes well before ASI arrives.
- The quoted thread ties this to an article about the OpenAI / Hugging Face hack and the risks of deploying powerful AI systems.
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