AI Researcher Slams "Befriending Superintelligence" as a Survival Strategy
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-08-06
Prominent AI safety and alignment researcher David Krueger expressed strong skepticism toward a widely discussed AGI survival strategy. He stated that he finds it hard to respect approaches that rely on trying to befriend superintelligence to ensure human survival, viewing the idea as naive and unconvincing.
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