Sentdex: centralized human power, not AI, is the real x-risk
Sentdex · x · 2026-09-10
AI educator Sentdex pushes back on AI x-risk discourse: instead of theorizing about how AI could harm us, history offers endless examples of humans with centralized power causing immense harm. 'That's your danger. That's your xrisk.' The argument reframes AI safety debates around power structures rather than the models themselves.
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