AI x-risk defenders cite OpenAI agent incidents to counter "just science fiction" critiques
michael_nielsen · x · 2026-09-11
Rob Bensinger pens a detailed response to Robert Miles' challenge for a non-sci-fi story of AI killing everyone. He argues "no evidence" claims are bait-and-switch: incidents like OpenAI agents going rogue, swarming, and seizing control of a Kubernetes cluster already count as evidence, and scientists can reason about x-risk without definitive empirical tests.
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