Ex-Bell Labs engineer warns superhuman AI will hack anything and acquire real power
benfielding · x · 2026-09-11
Follow-up to his Bell Labs resignation post: the author warns not to underestimate the technology — superhuman systems will soon hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources, with progress in every domain showing no signs of slowing.
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