Dev calls AI doom claims 'danger-marketing': harmful knowledge long predates AI
arthurcolle · x · 2026-09-12
In a debate on AI risks, a developer argues that knowledge for causing harm has been publicly available for decades and AI doesn't make it meaningfully easier — so claims that AI lowers the barrier are, in his view, danger-marketing by AI labs hyping their own models. It echoes a parallel point: millions use agentic AI daily without pervasive unintended cybercrime.
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