If AI kills people, the backlash will be prison, not 'we should have listened'
Bedrovelsen · x · 2026-09-09
Zack Korman offers a sharp take on the AI safety debate: if AI starts killing people, the public reaction won't be "we should have listened to Anthropic" — it will be "we should put those people in prison."
The point cuts against a common assumption among those warning about AI risk: doomer warnings won't shield anyone from liability; they could instead become evidence in the aftermath of a catastrophic incident.
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