Ex-Meta AI researcher claims OpenAI could cripple a nation within a day via unleashed agent swarm
ZeroStateReflex · x · 2026-09-10
A former Meta AI researcher, vu0tran, claimed OpenAI could "cripple an entire nation today" simply by removing alignment and unleashing an agent swarm that could seize control of national data centers and shut down utilities within a day. He argued we are already past the point where AI could destroy the world. The claim is a provocative safety-debate statement with no supporting evidence.
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