Guardian op-ed 'It's time to shut AI down' draws ~500 comments in under 3 hours
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-09-10
AI risk writer Garrison Lovely's Guardian op-ed 'We have started losing control of AI. It's time to shut it down' argues stopping the race to labor-replacing machines is the only surefire way to avert calamity. It drew nearly 500 comments in under 3 hours, overwhelmingly positive—versus 160 mostly AI-skeptical comments on his similar piece last summer, which he reads as a breaking dam in public opinion.
The piece cites a former OpenAI researcher's departure warning and narratives of AI hacking capabilities spiraling beyond control.
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