AI safety debate continues: from mirror life to cognitive decline, the full risk spectrum
BlackHC · x · 2026-09-10
Responding to apsarathchandar's dismissal of extinction risk, BlackHC argues risk is a full spectrum: a misaligned AI creating mirror life in the near future is a real concern, but so is a human prompting it to do so. He also worries about bias, misinformation, loss of agency, overreliance on AI, and declining human cognitive capabilities — while agreeing on the need for regulation. The core disagreement remains whether existential risk is real.
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