AI catastrophe risk is now plausible enough for mainstream debate
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-05
Andy Masley follows up on his AI scaling risk argument: while acknowledging many unknown unknowns, he now considers the scenario of catastrophe from pursuing normal goals plausible enough to enter mainstream debate as a serious potential problem.
Related event: Researcher: Continued AI scaling cannot reliably avert disasters(3 posts)→
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