Satellite cobalt bombs as an AGI deadman switch? Twitter debates the deterrence idea
tszzl · x · 2026-09-10
A Twitter user proposed rigging airgapped cobalt bombs on satellites and warning any potential evil AGI that taking over means nuking Earth. tszzl countered that the more deadman switches you create, the higher the odds they go off by accident and kill everyone — a classic AI-safety deterrence thought experiment.
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