Unplugging Won't Stop Engineered Pathogens: X Users Clash Over AI Doomsday Logic
Throwaway137658 · x · 2026-09-10
An X thread debates whether "we can always unplug the computers" is a valid rebuttal to AI extinction worries. The counterpoint: cutting power only helps if the harm mechanism requires sustained guidance — envisioned scenarios like custom-engineered pathogens or nanobots would not.
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