Researchers Debate AI Regulation: Is the Danger the Tech or the People Using It?
BlackHC · x · 2026-09-10
Apsarath Chandar argued AI itself won't kill us — evil humans and companies misusing AI could — so regulation should target people and companies rather than fear-mongering about the technology. BlackHC countered with the paradox: if the worriers succeed in preventing bad outcomes, they'll be able to claim they were right from the beginning — the value of safety efforts is hard to verify.
Related event: DeepMind Researcher Publicly Warns of AI Existential Risk, Sparking Debate(4 posts)→
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